Whatsamatter
Unraveling Emotions: Whatsamatter with Hearts and Souls?
Lyrics
Whatsamatter with your heart
Addressing a problem or concern with the listener's heart.
Did somebody blow apart what you were feeling inside
Questioning if someone has disrupted the listener's emotions.
Whatsamatter with your soul
Asking about the state of the listener's soul or inner self.
Did your guardian angel run away and hide
Suggesting that the listener's guardian angel may have abandoned them.
Whatsamatter with your dreams
Inquiring about any issues with the listener's dreams or aspirations.
Whatsamatter with your mind
Raising a question about the state of the listener's mind.
Whatsamatter with your face
Asking if there are problems with the listener's facial expressions.
Are your memories going blind
Questioning if memories are becoming unclear or fading.
Whatsamatter with an end
Asking about the difficulty or problem associated with an ending.
That hasn't got the means to start
Highlighting the challenge of starting something without the necessary means.
Whatsamatter with your heart
Reiterating concerns about the listener's heart.
Walking two by two through this human zoo
Describing the experience of navigating life, possibly with a partner, in a chaotic world.
Is anything the way that it seems
Raising doubts about the authenticity of appearances and reality.
Walking four by four through an open door
Walking through an open door, possibly indicating opportunities, with different sides in conflict.
With every side on separate teams
Emphasizing division and conflict among different groups or individuals.
Still the money rolls in, like the wages of sin
Commenting on the influx of money, possibly tainted, and its impact on emotions.
And steals the moisture from your tears
Describing the draining effect of external factors on one's emotional state.
Whatsamatter with your heart
Returning to the concern about the listener's heart, asking about separation.
Have the two of you been apart for too many years
Suggesting a prolonged period of separation between two individuals.
It rains and snows, on the poems and prose
Metaphorically describing challenges and obstacles affecting creativity.
And you don't have the urge to empathize
Not feeling the inclination to empathize with others' struggles.
With the half grow men and the women who bend
Referring to resilient individuals who endure without breaking.
But don't break when they look into your eyes
Describing a lack of genuine connection when looking into someone's eyes.
Every evening is scented laughter
Portraying evenings filled with superficial laughter.
Every night is a Broadway play
Comparing life to a theatrical production, possibly emphasizing pretense.
Whatsamatter with your heart
Returning to the concern about the listener's heart, questioning if it's slipping away.
Has it finally started slipping away
Suggesting a potential deterioration of the listener's heart.
You see an evil man; he's a one man band
Describing an evil individual who lacks purpose or meaningful contribution.
And he doesn't have a song to play
Emphasizing the emptiness and lack of substance in the evil individual's life.
He's excessively rich and his girlfriend's a bitch
Highlighting the excessive wealth of an individual and the negativity of their relationship.
And she won't give you the time of day
Describing the indifference of the wealthy individual's partner.
His insides are slowly dying,
Indicating a gradual internal decay within the wealthy individual.
And nothing that he says rings true
Casting doubt on the truthfulness of the wealthy individual's words.
Whatsamatter with your heart
Reiterating concerns about the listener's heart, questioning if it slipped off the chart.
Did it slip off the chart, were you afraid he was you
Suggesting the possibility of the listener fearing a resemblance to the described negative individual.
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