Hotel Bar Soap
Journey Through Heartbreak: Hotel Bar Soap by Laurel Lewis
Lyrics
Put your key under the doormat
Symbolic gesture of leaving the possibility to reconnect or return.
Where you said I should
Referencing a previous agreement or suggestion.
Been a couple days since you said
Indicates the passage of time since the person claimed to have left.
You were out for good
Suggesting a permanent departure.
You can't stand the city life
Expressing discomfort with urban living.
Need time, and needed space
Desire for personal space and time for self-reflection.
Saw you bought a camper
Noticing a significant purchase, possibly indicating a change in lifestyle.
From an online marketplace
Highlighting the method of acquiring a camper, possibly online shopping.
Well, if you go back to Oklahoma
Advice or a reminder if returning to a specific place (Oklahoma).
Don't forget what I have told ya
Emphasizing the importance of keeping spare change in the car.
Keep change in the console at all times
Similar advice for another location (Albuquerque), suggesting concern for the person's well-being.
If you go back to Albuquerque
Expressing a desire for the person to be with someone deserving in that location.
Please stick with someone worthy
Expressing a desire for personal peace of mind.
So I can have a chance at peace of mind
Indicating an ongoing connection or waiting for a response.
I'm still on the line
Reassurance of availability and willingness to wait.
If you need me I'll be waiting
Expressing a sense of anticipation and waiting for the person's return.
Stuck anticipating
Feeling stuck or confined in the anticipation.
On a familiar face
Anticipation of seeing a familiar face.
I'll keep my PO Box
Mention of a PO Box as a means of communication.
Send an update, then you can stop
Requesting updates and encouraging a halt to communication if necessary.
Say that you just forgot
Suggesting a willingness to forget or move on.
I'll too forget someday
Reciprocal forgetfulness, indicating the passage of time.
Kept records of anytime
Keeping records of past interactions or memories.
You'd hit up a roadside shop
Mentioning specific memories of visiting roadside shops.
Leather journal, Pilot Pen
Listing items associated with the memories, emphasizing details.
Your dog chewed off the top
Adding a touch of imperfection or unpredictability (dog chewing the pen).
Never minded any judgement
Emphasizing independence and a carefree attitude towards judgment.
Just did what you want
Highlighting the freedom to act according to personal desires.
See you there scribbling in my dreams
Imagining the person in dreams, suggesting a lingering presence.
That you'll always haunt
Expressing the idea that the person will always have an impact or influence.
Well, if you go back to Sacramento
Advice or reminder if returning to Sacramento, focusing on a specific item (hotel bar soap).
Don't forget your hotel bar soap
Knowledge of the person's possession of hotel bar soap.
I know you've got bags of it somewhere
Suggesting a wish for the person to find happiness in Cincinnati.
If you go back to Cincinnati
Expressing a desire for personal emotional detachment.
Please go make someone happy
Acknowledging the pain of separation but anticipating improvement.
So I can act like I truly don't care
Emphasizing the temporary nature of emotional pain.
But though I'm alone
Formal acknowledgment of being alone at the moment.
The pain won't last forever
Recognition that pain is a transient experience.
It hurts, but then gets better
Conveying the belief in eventual emotional healing.
Soon but not tonight
Setting a timeframe for emotional recovery, not immediate.
Guess this is goodbye
Formally stating the goodbye.
I'll miss that old door chime
Nostalgic sentiment for a familiar sound (old door chime).
If our paths cross I guess I
Openness to the possibility of meeting again in the future.
Will see you 'round sometime
Leaving the door open for a future encounter or interaction.
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