There for Her
Heartache Echoes in Rain: Lloyd Cole's 'There for Her' Reflections
Lyrics
Sometimes I get to thinking
Sometimes the narrator reflects on his emotional state.
I'm a hurting kind of guy
Expresses a sense of emotional pain or vulnerability.
Why'd that woman leave me for a lesser kind?
Questions why his partner left him for someone less deserving.
If you don't know now, then you never will
Emphasizes that if the listener doesn't understand by now, they never will.
Is what she said
Quoting the woman, stating her perspective or reason for leaving.
She said I didn't listen
Denies the accusation of not listening to her.
Well I know that that's untrue
Expresses certainty that he did listen.
She said I didn't understand her
Refutes the claim of not understanding her.
Well I guess that you do
Admits that the listener understands her better.
Well I guess you do
Reiterates acknowledgment of understanding.
Summer came around
Describes the setting of summer with personal belongings.
Her old blanket on the floor
Recalls a specific memory of a blanket on the floor.
I woke to the slamming of the door
Notes the abrupt departure of someone significant.
Then the rain came
Describes the arrival of rain, a metaphor for emotional turmoil.
And I just let it pour all over me
Acceptance of emotional distress, letting it affect him.
Sometimes I get to thinking
Repeats the reflection on feeling wronged by his own kind.
I've been wronged by my own kind
Continuation of the theme of personal disappointment.
Downed by my own undertakings
Acknowledges personal failures or mistakes.
Now I'm down by the water, black water
Locates himself by the water, symbolizing contemplation or introspection.
And I'm looking in
Observing his own reflection or contemplating his actions.
She said I wouldn't miss her
Denies the assumption of not missing her.
Well you know that that's unfair
Expresses dissatisfaction with the unfair accusation.
She said I wasn't there for her
Highlights the perception that he wasn't there for her.
Well I never would have been there
States that he never would have been there for her.
No, sir, if not for her
Affirms that he wouldn't have been present, contrary to her expectation.
Summer comes around
Recalls the impact of summer and the heightened sense of missing her.
And I miss that woman more
Continued longing for the woman during the summer.
I guess I'll get me somewhere by the fall
Anticipation of personal progress or change by the fall.
When the rain comes
Mentions the rain again, symbolizing emotional release or cleansing.
Well I'll just let it pour all over me
Will allow emotional distress to envelop him once more.
Sometimes I get to thinking
Reiterates the introspection on being a hurting individual.
I'm a hurting kind of guy
Restates the emotional pain and confusion.
Why'd that woman leave me for a lesser kind?
Repeats the question of why the woman left him.
If you don't know now, then you never will
Emphasizes that understanding is crucial but perhaps unattainable.
Is what she said
Repeats the woman's assertion about not knowing.
Summer comes around
Recalls the impact of summer and the heightened sense of missing her.
And I miss that woman more
Continued longing for the woman during the summer.
I guess I'll get me somewhere by the fall
Anticipation of personal progress or change by the fall.
When the rain comes
Mentions the rain again, symbolizing emotional release or cleansing.
Well I'll just let it pour all over me
Will allow emotional distress to envelop him once more.
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