The Person You Are
Navigating Love's Turbulence: The Consequences of Actions
Lyrics
I put my forehead to the door
I express frustration or disappointment by placing my forehead on the door.
And I heard the famous sound of infidelity
I hear a familiar sound associated with unfaithfulness or betrayal.
Looks like I loved and lost once more,
It seems I've experienced love and loss again.
Oh, but all's fair in love and war supposedly
Despite the pain, everything is considered acceptable in love and war.
I couldn't even burst in on you
I couldn't interrupt you in the act.
See scrabbling sheets hear your excuse
Imagery of discovering infidelity, hearing excuses, and facing confrontation.
Give you the evil eye or verbal abuse
Expressions of disapproval through the evil eye or verbal confrontation.
Why do you do what you do
Rhetorical question about the motivation behind certain actions.
When the things that you do hurt the person you are
Questioning actions that harm one's own identity or character.
Why do you do what you do
Repetition of the theme, emphasizing the impact on personal identity.
When the things that you do hurt the person you are
Reiteration of the impact of actions on one's own character.
I slam my glass down on the bar
Expressing frustration by slamming a glass on the bar.
And my problems they hit the floor so gracefully
Problems are discarded gracefully, perhaps through intoxication.
I don't know where I parked the car
Temporary loss of direction or control, symbolized by forgetting where the car is parked.
But that's okay, tonight I'm on the town without me
Embracing a carefree attitude for the night.
Tonight it's just me and my evil twin
The speaker acknowledges their darker, self-destructive side.
The one who slips one more drink in
Reference to succumbing to another drink and its consequences.
The one who slips away, when I start sinking
The self-destructive side fades away when sinking into despair.
Why do you do what you do
Rhetorical question repeated, emphasizing the impact of actions on identity.
When the things that you do hurt the person you are
Reiteration of the questioning of harmful actions.
Why do you do what you do
Restating the impact on one's own character.
When the things that you do hurt the person you are
Emphasis on the core identity affected by actions.
The person you are
Repeating the impact on the person's identity.
I got a job to pay the rent
Introducing a job that affects others negatively for personal gain.
Put people out of work by repositioning
Describing the impact of the speaker's actions on employment.
Now no-one's sitting on the fence
No one is neutral; choices affect whose "garden" or life is disrupted.
Whose garden will we end up sitting in?
Raising questions about the consequences of collective decisions.
It's getting much too hot to heal the sky
Environmental degradation and the difficulty of facing reality.
And it hurts too much to open up our eyes
The pain of confronting harsh truths.
To fundamental truths that we hold as lies
Challenging fundamental beliefs held as lies.
Why do we do what we do
Rhetorical question about collective actions impacting identity.
When the things that we do hurt the people we are?
Questioning actions that harm the collective identity of a group.
Why do you do what you do
Reiteration of the questioning of harmful individual actions.
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
Emphasizing the impact on one's own character.
The person you are
Repeating the impact on the person's identity.
The person you are
Reiteration of the impact on the person's identity.
The person.
Concluding with the impact on the individual's identity.
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