Tails You Say The Same
Tails of Love and Redemption
Lyrics
Just a word before you leave he said, if you've got nowhere to be
Expressing a desire to communicate before parting, addressing the listener's current state of having no specific plans.
By looking at your ice that's floating, you're a troubled soul like me
Observing the listener's demeanor, suggesting a shared sense of inner turmoil or emotional unrest.
It's crowded and it's noisy, but I know what's on your mind
Describing a busy and noisy environment while claiming to understand the listener's thoughts or concerns.
You've got a woman at home crying, it's almost like this every night
Highlighting the listener's personal life, indicating a partner at home who is emotionally affected, and hinting at a repetitive nightly pattern.
I've been there and done it, more times than you may think,
Implying personal experience with similar situations, suggesting a level of understanding beyond what the listener might realize.
If you don't wake up you'll lose her, and be left drowning in the drink
Advising the listener to wake up to the consequences of their actions, warning of potential loss and a future immersed in alcohol.
If I flip this coin, it'll land one of two ways
Introducing the idea of a coin flip as a metaphor for decision-making, indicating two possible outcomes.
Heads you say you love her, tails you do the same
Presenting a scenario where the coin flip determines whether the listener expresses love or continues the same behavior.
I shake his hand and head for home, back to number four
Depicting the narrator leaving the current location and heading home, specifically to address a situation referred to as "number four."
As I made it to the driveway, she was one foot out the door,
Describing a tense moment as the narrator arrives home, with the partner seemingly ready to leave.
I said I know you're leaving, but I need another try,
Requesting another chance from the partner despite acknowledging the decision to leave.
I don't want our son to think, this is what men should be like
Expressing concern about the impact on their son and a desire to break a negative cycle of behavior for future generations.
I've been here before, enough times to know I'm wrong
Reflecting on past mistakes, admitting awareness of wrongdoing in similar situations.
Now I've finally woken up, and you're where I belong
Conveying a realization that the partner is where the narrator truly belongs, indicating a change in perspective.
If I flip this coin, it'll land one of two ways
Reintroducing the coin flip metaphor, emphasizing the binary nature of the decision with potential long-term consequences.
Heads, I love you forever, tails, I'll do the same
Stating the outcomes of the coin flip: expressing everlasting love or persisting in the same patterns of behavior.
As I check the paper, as I do from time to time
Referring to checking a newspaper or similar source for information, suggesting a routine or habit.
I read the old man had passed on to the other side
Announcing the death of an old man and prompting reflection on the impact of his coin-related actions.
I can't help but wonder, how many lives he'd saved,
Pondering the number of lives the old man might have influenced positively by using the coin and offering a smile.
By bringing out the coin, and smiling when he says
Connecting the old man's coin-related actions with a positive effect on others.
If I flip this coin, it'll land one of two ways
Reiterating the coin flip metaphor, reinforcing the dualistic nature of decision-making in relationships.
Heads you'll say you love her, tails, you'll do the same
Specifying the potential outcomes of the coin flip: expressing love or continuing with the same actions.
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