Don't Shuffle Me Back
Love Lost and Playing Cards: Don't Shuffle Me Back by Kevin Hearn
Lyrics
Once upon a time everything was fine
Reflecting on a past time when everything was good and positive.
Now I feel like I’m at the back of the line
Feeling relegated or marginalized, no longer in a prominent position.
Don’t shuffle me back to the bottom of the deck
Expressing a desire not to be pushed back to a less favorable or important position.
Hey where did you go?
Asking about the whereabouts of someone.
Was I too fast or slow?
Questioning if the speaker's actions were too quick or too slow.
Am I just somebody that you used to know?
Wondering if the speaker is now just a distant memory to the other person.
Don’t shuffle me back to the bottom of the deck
Reiterating the plea not to be relegated to a less important position.
When I’m feeling blue, I pick up a shoe,
Using a humorous metaphor, describing a coping mechanism for feeling down.
Pretend it’s a telephone, and that I’m talking to you.
Imagining a shoe as a substitute for communication, possibly to fill a void.
Don’t shuffle me back to the bottom of the deck.
Re-emphasizing the desire not to be pushed back to a less favorable position.
'Cause the doctor calls, the lawyer calls,
Highlighting the absence of important calls from professionals like doctors and lawyers.
But you don’t call me, no, you don’t call me anymore.
Expressing disappointment in not receiving communication from the other person anymore.
Don’t shuffle me back to the bottom of the deck.
Repeating the plea not to be relegated to a less important position.
I heard you got a Rat-tat-tat tattoo on your back
Mentioning a tattoo on the other person's back, suggesting a change or transformation.
Someone told me about that.
Being informed about the tattoo by someone else.
I want to get us back on track,
Expressing a desire to reconcile or improve the situation.
Don’t treat me like me that
Requesting not to be treated in a dismissive or disrespectful manner.
Don’t tease me like that.
Asking not to be teased or taunted.
At the Dollarama, with the Dalai Lama,
Describing a mundane situation with humor, possibly to convey the ordinary nature of life.
You can buy cards, but you can’t buy good Karma.
Emphasizing that certain things, like good karma, cannot be bought.
Don’t shuffle me back to the bottom of the deck.
Reiterating the plea not to be pushed back to a less favorable position.
The doctor calls, the lawyer calls
Repeating the disappointment in not receiving calls from important professionals.
But you don’t call me, no you don’t call me anymore.
Reiterating the absence of communication from the other person.
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