Summer Kind of Sad
Summer Echoes of Regret: A Heartfelt Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
The first night that we met
The beginning of the relationship, the first meeting.
I passed out on your floor
The narrator had a rough night, possibly due to alcohol.
In the morning you were holding me tight
The morning after, the partner is comforting and close.
And I knew trouble was in store
The realization that trouble is inevitable in the relationship.
Couldn't shake you with my drinking
Drinking doesn't help in distancing from the partner.
Couldn't lose you with my lies
Lies don't make the partner leave.
Seems that the less that I gave you
The less the narrator gives emotionally, the more the partner is hurt.
The more that I hurt you
A cycle where the partner tries harder as the narrator gives less.
The harder you'd try
Reflecting on the difficulty of breaking the cycle.
Didn't know any other way
No understanding of a different way to love or let go.
Love meant that you had to stay
Love is perceived as a commitment to staying.
So your daddy was a drinker
Reference to the partner's father being a drinker.
Did he pull your chain too tight?
Questioning if the partner's past affects the relationship.
Well I ain't no Freud,
Humorous acknowledgment of not being a psychologist.
But there's got to be a reason
Speculation on being the right person for the partner.
Why I'm your Mr. Right
Confidence in being the partner's ideal match.
Standin' here nothing left to say
Acceptance that there's nothing left to say in the relationship.
Always knew it would end this way
A foresight that the relationship will end.
We got that summer kind of sad, baby
Describing the relationship as having a sad undertone from the start.
It doomed us from the start
Recognizing the doomed nature of their connection.
Now I'm drinking like crazy
Intensified drinking as an attempt to cope with guilt.
Tryin' to release the guilt
The guilt is deeply embedded in the narrator's heart.
That's trapped in my heart
Struggling with the emotional burden of guilt.
You got a quiet way of crying
Observing the partner's restrained way of expressing sadness.
Your heart holds back too much
The partner holds back emotions too much.
You're too quick to forgive
Quick to forgive and give, even in difficult situations.
And you're too quick to give out
Partner's touch is comforting and reassuring.
An it's all right touch
Describing a touch that is deemed acceptable.
And I know what you're gonna say
Predicting the partner's response about true love.
True love don't just walk away
Belief that true love doesn't easily end.
We got that summer kind of sad, baby
Reiteration of the summer kind of sadness in the relationship.
It doomed us from the start
Confirming the inevitable downfall from the beginning.
Now I'm drinking like crazy
Continued excessive drinking as a coping mechanism.
Tryin' to release the guilt
Struggling to free oneself from the guilt.
That's trapped in my heart
We got that summer kind of sad
The lingering sadness has persisted for too long.
It's gone on way too long
Recognizing the prolonged nature of the summer kind of sadness.
Yeah you can't begin to know
The partner can't fully understand the depth of the sadness.
You can never win
Acknowledging the inability to overcome such strong sadness.
Against a sadness that strong
Standing here nothing left to say
Reiteration of the anticipated ending of the relationship.
Always knew it would end this way.
Acceptance of the foreseen conclusion of the relationship.
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