Lyrics
Seven times I rang you, seven times you said you were bored
Expressing frustration after attempting to connect with someone seven times, only to be met with their boredom.
How do I know by the tone in your voice you will be there
Doubting the sincerity of the person's commitment to being there, judging by the tone of their voice.
Time enough I've humored thoughts that situations change
Reflecting on the possibility that circumstances can change, seeking clarity to make important decisions.
Help me to know because all I will drop just to be there
Pleading for assistance in understanding the situation, willing to sacrifice for the connection.
So why are you taut and confusing
Questioning the person's behavior, describing it as tense and perplexing.
I heard that once
Recalling a piece of information heard before.
Nothing comes between
Emphasizing the importance of a relationship, suggesting that nothing should come between them.
Did you see the sun outside today
Asking if the person noticed the beauty of the outside world, possibly highlighting the contrast with their current situation.
Burning the bridges I made yesterday
Acknowledging the consequences of burning bridges established in the past.
Memory serves me never quite so well
Reflecting on the unreliability of memory, particularly in the face of a broken relationship.
So I broke it
Admitting to breaking something significant, possibly symbolic of the relationship.
I fell
Expressing a sense of falling or failure in the context of the relationship.
Tried and tried to listen hard and gave you all I had
Describing efforts to understand and support the person, met with rejection and bitterness.
Back in the face and the bile I could taste in your reasons
Experiencing a visceral reaction, tasting bile, in response to the person's reasons or excuses.
Save for him all your frivolous chat and I'm sure for your reward
Suggesting that the person directs trivial talk to someone else, anticipating a reward for such conversations.
A house of your own and a book full of nuns to remember
Painting a sarcastic picture of a future with a house and memories of nuns, possibly dismissing traditional aspirations.
What you know is just a lie
Asserting that what the person knows is deceptive or untrue.
I wouldn't tell you what to do for me
Declining to dictate the person's actions, emphasizing self-sufficiency.
I have what's best inside, I saw the man your eye's on
Claiming to possess what is best internally, observing the person's interest in someone else.
We're so weird it hurts and I don't even mind if that's all the plan
Accepting the peculiarities of the relationship, expressing a tolerance for the pain it brings.
I'm fully careless with this
Indicating a carefree or indifferent attitude toward the situation.
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