Mexican Wrestler
Yearning for Unrequited Love: A Mexican Wrestler's Lament
Lyrics
Sometimes I wish that I was an angel
Sometimes, the speaker desires to be an angel.
A fallen angel who visits your dreams
Specifically, a fallen angel entering the listener's dreams.
And in those dreams I'd blow you a message that says
In these dreams, the speaker communicates a message.
You really want me
The message expresses a desire for genuine love.
Sometimes I wish that I was a wrestler
At times, the speaker wishes to be a Mexican wrestler.
A Mexican wrestler in a red vinyl mask
Imagining a wrestler in a distinctive red vinyl mask.
And I might grab you, body slam you, and maybe cause
The wrestler might physically engage with the listener, causing harm.
Physical harm
But upon landing, the speaker may show mercy.
But when we would land
Highlighting the contrast between aggression and compassion.
I might take pity on you
The speaker could harm physically but refrain from emotional damage.
I can crack all your ribs
Expressing the capability to cause physical injury.
But I can't break your heart
However, the speaker cannot break the listener's heart.
You will never love me
A realization that the listener will never reciprocate love.
And this I can't forgive
The inability to forgive the fact that love is not returned.
That you will never love me
Reiterating the enduring nature of unrequited love.
As long as I will live
This unfulfilled love will persist throughout the speaker's life.
Sometimes I wish that I was a beauty
Another desire emerges - to be a beautiful girl at 21.
A beautiful girl who was still 21
The speaker envisions turning heads and playing hard to get.
And I'd turn your head as well as your buddies
Suggesting a scenario where the listener's attention is sought after.
And I could afford to play hard to get
The speaker could afford to be elusive in pursuing the listener.
We'd go to parties and you'd show me off
Envisioning social scenarios where the listener displays affection.
And I'd go home with someone else
Contrarily, the speaker goes home with someone else.
You will never love me
Repeating the realization that the listener will never love.
And this I can't forgive
The enduring difficulty in forgiving the absence of reciprocated love.
And it will always bug me
Highlighting the persistent emotional disturbance caused by unrequited love.
As long as I will live
Emphasizing that this emotional struggle will continue throughout life.
You will never love me
Reaffirming the listener's perpetual lack of love.
Why should I even care
Questioning the significance of caring about the lack of love.
It's not that you're so special
Stating that the listener is not inherently special.
You're just the cross I bear
Describing the listener as a burden or challenge in the speaker's life.
You will never love me
Reiterating the enduring nature of the listener's unreturned love.
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