Kind Of Shady
Shades of Love's Complexity
Lyrics
Life ain't black and white
Life is not simple and clear-cut.
You wake in the morning and walk through the night
The journey through life involves uncertainties and darkness.
Candles and kerosene
Symbolic elements of light and fuel, suggesting a mix of hope and potential danger.
Meet in your nightmares just to borrow a dream
Nightmares and dreams intertwine, possibly reflecting the blurred line between reality and imagination.
For all we know this feeling 's just a one act play
Uncertainty about the authenticity and duration of the emotional experience.
We've read these scenes before and gone our separate ways
Reference to past experiences and separations.
I think this love song needs some time my lady
Suggesting that the love song requires time for development and maturity.
It's kind of shady
Describing the love as ambiguous or questionable.
Time drips away
Emphasizing the passage of time and its impact on communication.
The icicle melts until there's nothing to say
Metaphorically portraying the fading of a relationship or conversation.
Roses and valentines
Symbols of love and affection stored away with both positive and negative memories.
Get locked in a drawer with tattered treasures and crimes
Suggesting that love is hindered by past mistakes and offenses.
It seems to me our hearts are being held at bay
Feeling restrained in emotions due to historical pain.
Caught in chains of sorrow fashioned yesterday
Being trapped in the consequences of past sorrows.
I think this fairy tale needs a line my lady
Expressing the need for an addition to the narrative of the relationship.
It's kind of shady
Reiterating the ambiguous nature of the love being discussed.
Spring never comes
Highlighting the absence of renewal or positive change.
Off in the distance, native Indian drums
Evoking distant and exotic imagery that contrasts with the reality of the situation.
Beat like the pulse of your eyes
Comparing the beating of drums to the pulse of someone's eyes, possibly indicating heightened emotions.
That stare at the fear that makes me clever and wise
Suggesting that fear contributes to intelligence and cunning.
We've seen these games enough to know that they just don't pay
Expressing familiarity with recurring patterns or games in relationships.
So why are we sitting in the rain in a French café?
Pondering why the individuals are enduring discomfort in a seemingly romantic setting.
I think this cocktail needs a lime my lady
Stating the need for an addition to the current situation, possibly implying a change is necessary.
It's kind of shady
Reiterating the ambiguous or questionable nature of the current state of affairs.
Life ain't black and white
Repeating the idea that life is not straightforward.
You wake in the morning take a walk through the night
Highlighting the cyclical nature of life's uncertainties.
Candles and kerosene
Recalling the earlier mention of symbolic elements, reinforcing the complexity of emotions.
Meet in your nightmares just to borrow a dream
Repeating the theme of dreams and nightmares, emphasizing their transient nature.
For all we know this feeling 's just a one act play
Reiterating the uncertainty and impermanence of emotional experiences.
We've read these scenes before and gone our separate ways
Referencing past experiences and separations, underscoring a sense of history.
I think this love song needs some time my lady
Reiterating the notion that the love song needs time to develop.
It's kind of shady
Concluding with the idea that the love being discussed is ambiguous or questionable.
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