Quebec
Heartache's Odyssey: A Journey to Quebec
Lyrics
Love, love my baby, but my baby, she don't feel the same
The singer loves their partner, but the partner doesn't reciprocate the same feelings.
Love, love my baby, she don't feel the same
Reiteration of the singer's unrequited love for their partner.
Probably ain't love, but if it isn't how can I explain
The singer questions whether what they feel is truly love, considering the partner's lack of reciprocal feelings.
When a woman moves on it's best you just-a move away
Advice for when a woman moves on from a relationship – it's advisable for the man to move away as well.
When a woman moves on it's best you just-a move away
Reiteration of the advice to move away when a woman ends the relationship.
When she fancies your friend, now that's twice the price to pay
It's even more challenging when the woman develops an interest in the man's friend; it intensifies the emotional cost.
Yeah I heard you baby, said you never felt so free
The partner expressed feeling liberated and free after ending the relationship.
Yes I heard you baby, you said you never felt so free
Reiteration of the partner's newfound freedom after the breakup.
You threw off your chains and then they landed on me
Despite the partner's newfound freedom, the emotional burden seems to have transferred to the singer.
I've seen your legs wrapped around Mr. Salamander's bedpost
Implies witnessing the partner in a compromising or intimate situation with someone else, Mr. Salamander.
I've seen your legs wrapped around Mr. Salamander's bedpost
Reiteration of the singer's experience witnessing the partner in a compromising situation.
Bust open the door and I almost catch ya, almost
The singer almost catches the partner in the act but narrowly misses.
You see my heart's in the ashtray soakin' in the yellow light
The singer's heartache is evident, comparing it to being discarded like a used cigarette in an ashtray.
Yes my heart's in the ashtray with blood drippin' off the sides
Further description of the pain, with the heart metaphorically bleeding.
And my pulse is throwin' up the ashes up into the night
The singer's emotions are turbulent, likened to the chaos of ashes being thrown into the night.
When a man used to get the blues he could hop a train
Reflecting on the past when men could escape emotional distress by physically leaving, unlike the singer's current situation.
When a man used to get the blues he could hop a train
Reiteration of the past freedom men had to escape emotional distress.
And what am I supposed to do, I cannot just hop a plane
The singer feels stuck and unable to escape the emotional turmoil.
I'm gonna pack my bags and I'm gonna go to Montreal
Expresses the singer's intention to leave for Montreal, a place associated with a new beginning.
I'm gonna pack 'a' my bags and gonna head off to Montreal
Reiteration of the singer's plan to leave for Montreal.
I know a woman there, she's got a couch against the wall
Knowing someone in Montreal who might offer solace or support during this tough time.
That's it, I'm gonna take that bridge, it'll lead me to Quebec
Expresses the determination to take a specific bridge leading to Quebec, symbolizing a definitive decision to leave the past behind.
I'm gonna pack my bags, take that bridge, it'll lead me to Quebec
Reiteration of the determination to cross the bridge and leave everything behind.
Step onto that bridge I swear I ain't comin' back
A firm declaration of not returning once the decision to leave is made.
I'm gonna take my bags, I'm going to Quebec
A repetition of the resolution to leave for Quebec, emphasizing determination.
I'll pack my bags and go to Quebec
Reiteration of the decision to pack up and go to Quebec, echoing the earlier resolve.
Step onto that bridge I swear I ain't comin' back
A strong assertion of not looking back once the decision to leave is acted upon.
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