Lyrics
Save the sad for real life
Encouraging to reserve sadness for real-life situations, implying movies shouldn't evoke deep emotions.
My best friend cries at the movies
Describing the singer's best friend, who expresses emotions by crying during movies.
Even when the story's old and bad
Even when the movie's plot is outdated and poor, the best friend still sheds tears.
And the tube hurts
Suggesting physical discomfort, possibly due to emotional intensity in the movie.
And my arm hurts
Continuing the theme of discomfort, expressing a personal physical pain while watching the movie.
And the movie is sad
Reiterating the sadness of the movie and its impact on the singer.
Save your tears they're for the injured man
Advising against wasting tears on someone who is habitually self-destructive.
Because he drinks too much and you don't need it
Addressing an individual who excessively drinks and doesn't deserve the sympathy of tears.
Emotion drives the car home and hollers
Emphasizing the role of emotions in controlling behavior, particularly while driving.
Get me down or wake me up
Expressing a desire for a change in emotional state, either to be brought down or awakened.
In a cyclone next to my brother I holler
Referencing a cyclone metaphorically, possibly indicating chaos or turbulence in the singer's life.
There is no one like my brother
Affirming the uniqueness and importance of the singer's brother.
I may get sick there
Anticipating potential sickness, possibly due to emotional intensity or pleasure.
Sick with pleasure
Connecting sickness with pleasure, suggesting a complex emotional experience.
Tomorrow's a new day
Looking forward to a new day, indicating hope or a fresh start.
The roof it rips and then my house is a cave
Metaphorically describing the singer's house as a cave when the roof is damaged.
It is a cave where I hide
Revealing the house as a hiding place, possibly from emotional turmoil.
The car keys from myself
Connecting the act of hiding car keys with a decision not to go anywhere emotionally.
And say you're not going anywhere
Asserting control over emotional movement, resisting the urge to escape or change.
Even if your mother's waiting
Ignoring external pressures, like a mother waiting, to maintain emotional stasis.
At the door with a towel
Describing a mother at the door with a towel, possibly symbolizing comfort or support.
You can't dry off the
Continuing the theme of emotional hurt that cannot be easily alleviated.
The hurt no more
Stating that the hurt cannot be dried off, emphasizing its persistent nature.
Tomorrow is too late
Highlighting the urgency of addressing emotional pain, suggesting tomorrow may be too late.
My best friend said so
Quoting the best friend's advice that emotional hurt cannot be dried off.
You can't dry off the
Reiterating the idea that emotional pain cannot be easily resolved or dried off.
The hurt no more
Stressing the immediacy of addressing emotional pain, implying delaying is not an option.
Tomorrow is too late
Repeating the message that waiting until tomorrow is too late for emotional healing.
I save the sad for real life
Recalling the advice to save sadness for real-life situations, reinforcing the distinction between fiction and reality.
My best friend cries at the movies
Reiterating the theme of the best friend crying at movies, emphasizing the emotional impact of fictional stories.
Even when the story's old and bad
Emphasizing that the best friend still cries even when the movie's narrative is old and poor.
And the tube hurts
Referencing physical discomfort, possibly caused by the emotional intensity of the movie.
And my arm hurts
Continuing the expression of personal physical pain while watching the emotionally intense movie.
And the movie is sad
Concluding with the repetition of the sadness of the movie and its impact on the singer.
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