Faded Dress
Unrequited Longing: The Faded Dress of Unfulfilled Love
Lyrics
Like a grade school valentine
Comparing the speaker's feelings to a grade school valentine, suggesting innocence and simplicity.
My heart is asking and aching all the time
Expressing constant longing and questioning about the other person's feelings.
When are you gonna know?
Pleading for the other person to understand and reciprocate the speaker's emotions.
This demon time
Referring to a challenging period in the relationship, possibly a difficult phase.
Gets to moving awful slow
Describing the slow and agonizing passage of time during the challenging period.
So let's talk about the way the world should be
Suggesting a desire to discuss and create a better world with the other person.
It's not fair when I'm cast as gatsby
Expressing a sense of unfairness, possibly feeling misunderstood or misrepresented.
And I should have seen you coming
Regretting not foreseeing the challenges in the relationship, using the metaphor of a speeding car.
Like a speeding car
Acknowledging a lack of foresight, emphasizing a known characteristic of the speaker.
But you know me
Acknowledging familiarity with the speaker's own tendencies, possibly self-awareness.
Perennial Cassandra
Comparing oneself to Cassandra, a figure from Greek mythology known for predicting the future but not being believed.
If you want to hurt me its an unqualified success
Accepting the success of the other person's attempt to hurt the speaker emotionally.
And I don't want to hang around like a faded dress
Expressing a desire not to linger in a painful situation, using the metaphor of a faded dress.
When I was young I thought
Reflecting on the speaker's past expectations and perceptions of love.
That I'd remember everything that
Highlighting the speaker's initial belief in remembering life lessons but suggesting a failure in doing so.
I'd been taught
Expressing a realization of not learning from past experiences, especially in relation to the other person.
Now it's clear I never learned anything
Acknowledging a sense of emptiness when thinking about the other person.
'cause I come up empty
Expressing a lack of understanding or fulfillment in the relationship.
When it comes to you dear
Expressing emptiness specifically in connection to the other person.
So let's talk about just how it's gonna be
Proposing a discussion about the future dynamics of the relationship.
Forget the love
Suggesting a preference for happiness over love in the relationship.
And just bring the happy
Encouraging a focus on positive aspects rather than dwelling on love-related issues.
And I got a sneaking feeling about you
Expressing suspicion that the other person has more important priorities or interests.
Such as you got other better things to do
Believing that the other person may be occupied with better things than the speaker.
If you want to hurt me it's an unqualified success
Acknowledging the success of the other person in causing emotional pain.
And I don't want to hang around like a faded dress
Reiterating the desire not to linger in a painful situation, using the metaphor of a faded dress.
On the way out
Suggesting a departure or ending in the relationship.
If worry is the color of currency
Associating worry with the emotional toll paid for experiences, possibly in the context of the relationship.
Then I've paid well for this movie
Acknowledging a significant investment (paid well) in the emotional experiences related to the relationship.
And I can't help but watch it
Expressing an inability to resist revisiting the emotional experiences, even though they are painful.
Again and again
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of revisiting the emotional experiences.
'cause at the end when I rewind it
Highlighting the power of memories to bring the other person back emotionally.
You're right back with me
Stressing the immediate reconnection with the other person when reliving memories.
Like a grade school valentine
Repeating the comparison to a grade school valentine, possibly indicating a cyclic or repetitive nature of emotions.
And I got a sneaking feeling about you
Reiterating the suspicion that the other person has better things to do, suggesting a sense of neglect.
Such as you got other better things to do
Confirming the belief that the other person might be preoccupied with more important matters.
If you want to hurt me it's an unqualified success
Reaffirming the success of the other person in causing emotional distress.
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