Fooled Again
Fool Me Once: Lonely Bunker's Anthem of Broken Paths
Lyrics
Tell that one again about how many people we let in
Tells the frustration of hearing a repetitive excuse about the number of people allowed in, seeking someone new to blame.
Because I’m in need of someone new to blame
Expresses a desire to shift blame onto someone else for the speaker's life problems.
For everything that went wrong in my life
Attributes everything that went wrong in the speaker's life to others, highlighting a sense of victimhood.
Can’t ever seem to get anything right
Conveys the speaker's perpetual struggle to succeed and the feeling of constant failure.
I’m grabbing at the pieces as they fall and slowly disappear
Describes the futile attempt to salvage the falling pieces of the speaker's life, witnessing their gradual disappearance.
I’ve given all my time
States that the speaker has dedicated all their time to a cause or relationship.
Stayed true to every word
Asserts the speaker's commitment to truth and honesty in their actions and words.
I tried to stay the course
Shares the speaker's effort to stay on a chosen path or commitment.
Got lost at every turn
Admits to getting lost and facing challenges at every turn despite the speaker's intention to stay on course.
So many wasted years
Reflects on the accumulation of wasted years in the speaker's life.
So many lessons learned
Acknowledges the learning that has occurred through various life experiences.
Just like the saying goes
References a common saying, setting the stage for the refrain that follows.
Fool me you can’t get fooled again
Introduces the repeated refrain, emphasizing the consequences of being fooled and expressing a determination not to be fooled again.
Here we go again
Signals a repetition or continuation of the speaker's cycle of experiences and frustrations.
I’m staring at the world from outside in
Describes the speaker's perspective of observing the world from an outsider's viewpoint.
I wish that everyone could see this way
Expresses a wish for others to share the speaker's perspective and understand the world in a similar way.
Just look how the horizon looks so flat
Comments on the apparent simplicity or lack of complexity in the speaker's view of the horizon.
How can they be so poor and get so fat
Questions the paradox of people being economically poor but physically overweight, possibly highlighting societal contradictions.
They always just complain but not like me
Compares the speaker's complaints to those of others, emphasizing the uniqueness and validity of the speaker's own problems.
My problems are all real
Asserts that the speaker's problems are genuine and significant.
I’ve given all my time
Reiterates the dedication of the speaker's time to a cause or relationship.
Stayed true to every word
Reaffirms the commitment to truth and sincerity in the speaker's actions and words.
I tried to stay the course
Repeats the speaker's effort to stay on a chosen path or commitment.
Got lost at every turn
Reiterates the struggle of getting lost and facing challenges at every turn despite the speaker's intention to stay on course.
So many wasted years
Recaps the accumulation of wasted years in the speaker's life.
So many lessons learned
Reiterates the acknowledgment of learning through various life experiences.
Just like the saying goes
Restates the reference to a common saying, reinforcing the thematic element introduced earlier.
Fool me you can’t get fooled again
Repeats the refrain, emphasizing the determination not to be fooled again.
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