Cold Water
Navigating Heartbreak in Strange New Towns
Lyrics
I'm gonna run cold water on my face
Intending to refresh and compose oneself.
And go back out there
Returning to face the challenges or situations present.
It's a strange new town
Referring to a new, unfamiliar place.
They don't need to see me break down
Avoiding showing vulnerability or emotional distress to others.
I told your friend how it all went down
Discussing the details of a situation with someone close to the listener.
Between you and me
Privately sharing information.
He didn't seem surprised
Not showing astonishment or surprise upon hearing the shared information.
And I hadn't talked about it for a while
The speaker hadn't addressed the issue for a considerable period.
I should have believed you sooner
Expressing regret for not believing something earlier.
When you told me who you are
Regret for not heeding previous warnings about someone's true nature.
I should have believed you sooner
Reiterating the regret for not believing earlier.
Should have known I'd end up singing
Realization of ending up in a situation they anticipated.
Hallelujah, I never knew ya
A sarcastic or regretful exclamation, realizing they didn't know the person well.
I swear that I never meant to fade out
Denial of intending to gradually withdraw or vanish.
And disappear
Expressing a desire not to disappear from a situation or relationship.
Okay, so that's not true
Admitting a falsehood about intentions.
But I never meant to lose myself in you
Never intending to lose one's identity within the relationship.
You were a story I told myself
Describing the person as a narrative or an imagined tale.
In a fever dream
Comparing the relationship to a hallucination or a delirious state.
But now I'm free
Feeling liberated or unshackled from the influence of the person.
From the morphine drip of you wanting me
Freedom from the emotional hold or attachment to the person.
So I'm gonna run cold water on my face
Intending to refresh oneself again to face the world.
And go back out there
Returning to confront what lies ahead.
I hear an old country song
Hearing a song that reminds of the past disliked by the person.
You never liked this one
Referencing the person's dislike for a specific song.
So I'll play it all night long
Deciding to play the disliked song repeatedly.
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