Locked Away
Love's Confinement: Unraveling the Emotions in Keith Richards' Locked Away
Lyrics
She swears, that I'm the only one
She insists that I'm the sole object of her affection
What about yesterday, yeah
Questioning events or actions from the previous day
Oh! I'd like to believe
Expressing a desire to believe in something
Somehow I still suspect
Despite the desire to believe, there is lingering suspicion
Locked away
Emphasizing the idea of being isolated or confined
She ought to be locked away
Suggesting that someone (possibly the singer) deserves to be isolated or punished
She ought to be locked away
-My mind is racing
Feeling anxious or overwhelmed with racing thoughts
Footsteps lead me to jealousy
Tracing footsteps, indicating a search for evidence of betrayal
I'm loosing my grip
Experiencing a loss of control, possibly due to jealousy
I can't trust the way I feel
Doubting the trustworthiness of emotions
Locked away
Expressing the belief that the singer deserves to be isolated or punished
I ought to be locked away
-I ought to be locked away
-My friends say that you're friends say, Ooh
Indicating that mutual friends are spreading negative opinions about the singer
That I ain't worth your time
Suggesting doubts about the singer's worthiness of time and attention
I know what you must hear
Acknowledging awareness of what others say about the singer
Don't let it interfere
Advising not to let external opinions interfere
Locked away
Proposing that others (friends) also deserve isolation or punishment
They ought to be locked away
-They ought to be locked away
-Locked away
Reiterating the idea of being locked away or isolated
We can't do anything
Expressing limitations imposed by caring about the opinions of others
Any trick in the book
-We can't go anywhere
-All long as we care
-We ought to be locked away
Affirming the belief that both the singer and others deserve isolation or punishment
We ought to be locked away
-Locked away
Repeating the idea of being locked away
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