Price to Pay
Love's Cost: Unveiling the Price to Pay in Lucinda Williams' Melodic Tale
Lyrics
It weighs a lot, it costs a lot
Expressing the emotional weight and significant cost associated with a relationship.
And it's worth a whole lot more
Highlighting the high value of the relationship, suggesting it is precious.
But it's not something you could afford anyway
Indicating that the relationship was beyond the financial means of the person being addressed.
Cause you weren't careful with my love
Blaming the addressee for being careless with the speaker's love.
You lost the key to the door of my heart
Metaphorically referring to losing access to the speaker's heart due to the addressee's actions.
Now there's a price you have to pay
Stating that there's now a consequence or "price" to be paid for the loss of the relationship.
You can shop around and look around
Suggesting the addressee can explore other options but won't find a similar relationship easily.
But you'll never find
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the relationship, implying it can't be replaced easily.
Another one quite like this one anyplace
Reiterating the rarity of the relationship and the difficulty in finding a comparable one.
And believe me, it won't be easy
Forewarning that repairing the relationship won't be simple.
To repair it this time 'cause it's my heart
Explicitly stating that the difficulty lies in repairing the speaker's heart, emphasizing personal investment.
And there's a price you have to pay
Repeating the idea that there's a cost or consequence to be paid for the damage to the speaker's heart.
It's my heart and there's a price you have to pay
Reaffirming ownership of the heart and the associated cost for damaging it.
Enough is enough
Declaring that a limit has been reached, suggesting the addressee went too far.
You played too rough with my heart
Accusing the addressee of playing recklessly with the speaker's emotions.
Now there's a price you have to pay
Reiterating the consequence or price to be paid for the rough treatment of the speaker's heart.
Well, it's broken and there's nothin'
Acknowledging the irreparable damage to the relationship.
That I can do now
Expressing helplessness in fixing the broken relationship.
I can fix it but it won't ever be the same
Acknowledging the possibility of fixing things but recognizing they won't be the same.
I can pick up all the pieces
Describing the process of starting over and rebuilding the relationship from scratch.
And start over somehow but it's my heart
Reiterating the personal nature of the heart and the cost associated with repairing it.
And there's a price you have to pay
Emphasizing the ongoing consequence or price for the damage to the speaker's heart.
Enough is enough
Repeating the assertion that the addressee went too far and crossed a line.
You played too rough with my heart
Reiterating the accusation of playing recklessly with the speaker's emotions.
Now there's a price you have to pay
Restating the consequence or price to be paid for the rough treatment of the speaker's heart.
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