Lost at Sea
Navigating Love's Turbulent Waves: Lost at Sea by Julian Fulco Perron
Lyrics
Oh, my baby
Expressing affection or endearment towards the speaker's significant other.
She gone away from me, yeah
Describing the departure of the speaker's partner from their relationship.
She left me, left me, left me down
Reiterating the emotional impact of the departure, emphasizing feeling let down.
Let me down to a broken dream
Comparing the relationship to a shattered or unfulfilled dream.
What I thought
Reflecting on the speaker's initial beliefs or expectations in the relationship.
What I thought I could give you was never to be
Acknowledging that what the speaker thought they could offer was unattainable.
You and me
Addressing the shared experience of the relationship.
There's a part of me that wishes that I could still be there for you
Expressing a desire to still be there for the partner despite the circumstances.
For the taking
Highlighting the opportunity for the partner to take something positive from the situation.
But I guess I better let her know
Acknowledging the necessity of informing the partner about the end of the relationship.
Oh no, let you know
Reiterating the need to communicate the conclusion of the relationship.
That it's over
Declaring that the relationship is over.
Over and tell you
Emphasizing finality and expressing the intention to convey the simplicity of the situation.
That it's simple
Characterizing the situation as straightforward or uncomplicated.
We're just sailing
Introducing the metaphor of sailing, suggesting a journey or experience.
From place to place
Describing the movement from one place to another, possibly signifying the passage of time.
And we're hopeless
Labeling individuals as "hopeless human doings," implying a sense of aimlessness or lack of purpose.
Human doings
Highlighting the shared condition of being lost at sea, suggesting a collective struggle or confusion.
We're all just lost at sea
Reiterating the theme of being lost at sea, posing a rhetorical question about human connection.
Why can't we be?
Pondering why individuals cannot be connected or find common ground.
Why can't we see?
Pondering why individuals cannot perceive or understand each other.
We're floating by all lost at sea
Repeating the metaphor of being lost at sea, emphasizing the aimless drift.
We're floating by all lost at sea
Continuing the repetition of the theme of being lost at sea, underscoring a sense of collective disorientation.
We're floating by all lost at sea
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
-We're floating by all lost at sea
-(All lost at sea)
Concluding with a repetition of the notion that everyone is lost at sea, reinforcing the pervasive theme.
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