Dealer
Yearning for Freedom: A Tale of Unwanted Attachments
Lyrics
Well, I cannot be your lover and I will not be your friend
Unwillingness to be a lover and refusal to be just a friend
Well, I know you say you need me but I have no time to spend
Acknowledgment of need but no availability due to time constraints
We could talk like this for hours, I'd just end up getting bored
Expressing potential boredom in prolonged conversations
'Cause no one needs a dealer just a day before a score
Highlighting the undesirability of being a "dealer" just before a drug score
Let me in, let me in
Pleading to be let in, possibly into someone's life or emotions
Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Let me in, let me in
-Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Do you think that you could leave me?
Questioning the possibility of leaving each other for a while for a change
Could you leave and go away just for a little while?
-Do you think that I could leave you?
-Could I leave and go away just for a change of style?
-Well, the children up there dig my shit so I sell it to them cheap
Selling something valuable to children at a low price
Better bring the scales and check the deal
Fear of being accused of cheating and expressing resentment towards those in power
Getting scared that I might cheat
-Well, you're just a speck of polish on the fat man's shiny shoes
-And I think I hate them for it and I think they hate me too
-Let me in, let me in
Repetition of the plea to be let in
Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Let me in, let me in
-Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Well, you spend your whole life moaning down the telephone for bread
Depiction of a difficult life, struggles, and the offer to buy what is available
You can't get your sleep for trying, darling, remember what you said
-You come around most any time, sell me what you can
-What you see is what you get, catch me if you can
-Let me in, let me in
Reiteration of the plea to be let in
Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Let me in, let me in
-Let me in, sweet darling, let me in, let me in
-Do you think that you could leave me?
Repeating the contemplation of leaving each other for a change
Could you leave and go away just for a little while?
-Do you think that I could leave you?
-Could I leave and go away just for a change of style?
-Well, I cannot be your lover and I will not be your friend
Reaffirmation of the unwillingness to be a lover or a friend
Well, I know you say you need me but I have no time to spend
Acknowledgment of need with a repeated lack of time to spend
We could talk like this for hours, I'd just end up getting bored
Anticipation of boredom in extended conversations
'Cause no one needs a dealer just a day before a score
Reiterating the undesirability of being a "dealer" just before a score
Let me in
Final plea to be let in
Let me in
-Let me in
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