This Old Heartache
Haunted by Heartache: Lucinda Williams' Emotional Journey
Lyrics
It's been a month of Sunday's since I laid eyes on you
Expressing a long period of time since the speaker last saw the person addressed.
Have you changed your ways or have you even tried to
Pondering whether there have been any positive changes in the person's behavior or efforts to change.
I wish I could kill all this worry and regret
Desire to eliminate feelings of worry and regret.
But I am haunted still by the things I can't forget
Haunted by memories or experiences that are difficult to forget.
It's hard to take, this old heartache
Expressing the difficulty of enduring emotional pain.
It's drivin' me out of my mind
The heartache is causing significant mental distress.
I can't take it and I can't shake it
Feeling unable to endure or overcome the heartache.
And it lives with me all the time
The emotional pain is a constant presence in the speaker's life.
People look at me and they think I've got it all
Contrast between external perceptions of happiness and the internal struggles faced by the speaker.
I'm happy and go lucky and I'll never take a fall
Portraying a facade of happiness and confidence that may not reflect the internal reality.
What they never see when they look from the outside
Highlighting the discrepancy between external appearances and internal emotional turmoil.
Is the thing that tortures me and eats me up inside
Revealing the hidden pain that torments the speaker internally.
It's hard to take, this old heartache
Reiteration of the emotional difficulty caused by heartache.
It's driving me out of mind
The heartache is causing a sense of losing mental stability.
I can't take it and I can't shake it
Expressing the inability to cope with or dispel the heartache.
And it lives with me all the time
The emotional pain is a constant and pervasive aspect of the speaker's life.
You think that I don't care hut you don't have a clue
Addressing a misconception about the speaker's feelings, emphasizing the lack of understanding from others.
Life is never fair, no matter what you do
Stating that life is inherently unfair, regardless of one's actions.
And if you only knew az the thoughts I live with every day
Describing the heavy thoughts the speaker carries daily and the mental toll it takes.
And the peace of mind it costs and the hell I have to pay
Highlighting the emotional and psychological cost, as well as the suffering endured.
It's hard to take, this old heartache
Reiteration of the emotional difficulty caused by heartache.
It's drivin' me out of my mind
Intensifying the impact of heartache on the speaker's mental state.
I can't take it and I cant shake it
Emphasizing the persistent and inescapable nature of the emotional pain.
And it lives with me all the time
Confirming that the heartache is a continuous presence in the speaker's life.
Yeah, it lives with me all the time
Reaffirmation that the emotional pain is an enduring part of the speaker's existence.
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