Pale Blue Eyes
Emotional Echoes: Marisa Monte's Pale Blue Eyes Unveiled
Lyrics
Sometimes I feel so happy
Sometimes the speaker feels happy.
Sometimes I feel so sad
Sometimes the speaker feels sad.
Sometimes I feel so happy
The speaker experiences moments of happiness.
But mostly you just make me mad
Mainly, the listener's actions provoke anger in the speaker.
Baby, you just make me mad
The listener's behavior consistently causes frustration in the speaker.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker reflects on the listener's pale blue eyes.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker continues to contemplate the impact of the pale blue eyes.
Thought of you as my mountain top
The listener was regarded as a significant and lofty presence in the speaker's life.
Thought of you as my peak
The listener was seen as the pinnacle, the highest point in the speaker's life.
A thought of you as everything
Initially, the listener was considered everything to the speaker.
I've had, but couldn't keep
However, the speaker couldn't retain or maintain that perception.
I've had, but couldn't keep
Despite having those thoughts, the speaker couldn't hold onto them.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker continues to focus on the impact of the listener's pale blue eyes.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The lingering thoughts persist regarding the pale blue eyes.
If I could make the world as pure
If the speaker could shape the world as they perceive it, it would be as pure and strange as what they see.
And strange as what I see
There is a desire to reflect the listener's purity and strangeness in the world.
I'd put you in the mirror
The listener would be placed in the mirror, a symbolic reflection of the speaker's ideals.
I'd put in front of me
The listener would be positioned in front of the speaker as an ideal presence.
I'd put in front of me
The listener's image would be prominently placed in the speaker's view.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker continues to dwell on the impact of the listener's pale blue eyes.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The thoughts regarding the pale blue eyes persist.
Skip a life completely
The speaker suggests skipping a life entirely, perhaps avoiding certain experiences.
Stuff it in a cup
The idea of stuffing life into a cup implies trying to contain or control it.
She said, money is like us in time
A statement on the nature of money and its deceitful qualities.
It lies, but can't stand up
Money, like the speaker, lies but cannot withstand scrutiny.
Down for you is up
The contrast is drawn between 'down' for the listener being 'up.'
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker persists in contemplating the listener's pale blue eyes.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The lingering thoughts continue about the impact of the pale blue eyes.
It was good what we did yesterday
The speaker recalls a positive experience from the past.
And I'd do it once again
The speaker expresses a willingness to repeat the positive experience.
The fact that you are married
The listener's marital status doesn't diminish the strong friendship between them.
Only proves you're my best friend
The listener being the best friend is reaffirmed.
But it's truly, truly a sin
Despite the friendship, there's a recognition that the situation is sinful or morally complicated.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The speaker continues to dwell on the impact of the listener's pale blue eyes.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The lingering thoughts persist regarding the pale blue eyes.
Linger on
A repetition of the focus on the lingering impact.
Linger on your pale blue eyes
The continued emphasis on the impact of the listener's pale blue eyes.
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