Helen
Heartache Harmony: Marty Robbins' Poignant Reflection on Love
Lyrics
It was easy to pick me up, easy to put me down
Expressing the ease with which the speaker was emotionally vulnerable and accessible.
It was easy to give you all the love I had
Highlighting the simplicity of offering all the love the speaker had.
And it was easy for you to make me think
Conveying the ease with which the listener influenced the speaker's perception of happiness.
I had made the grass turn green
Suggesting a deceptive sense of prosperity or happiness induced by the listener.
'Cause the little love you gave me
Describing the small amount of love received as significant in the speaker's experience.
Was more than I had seen
Contrasting the received love with the speaker's previous experiences.
Helen, it hurts when I try to be strong
Expressing emotional pain when attempting to be resilient.
When most of the reasons for livin' are gone
Reflecting on the diminished reasons to live, possibly due to a broken relationship.
Well you got me where you want me, a lonely cryin' clown
Describing the speaker's vulnerable state, akin to a sad clown, under the influence of the listener.
And you've almost got the best of me
Acknowledging the listener's impact on the speaker's emotional state.
And you've almost got me down
Indicating the speaker's susceptibility to emotional downturn influenced by the listener.
Well, it seems the givers always get taken just for fools
Reflecting on the tendency for those who give in relationships to be taken advantage of.
'Cause takers know that livers, lie by all the rules
Observing that those who live honestly are often deceived by those who take advantage.
While lovers do the livin' and the livin' do their best
Emphasizing the active role of lovers in living life to the fullest.
And the takers take it all the time and the givers get the rest
Highlighting the imbalance where takers exploit while givers receive less.
Helen, it hurts when I try to be strong
Reiterating the emotional pain felt when trying to be strong.
When most of the reasons for livin' are gone
Expressing the speaker's perception of diminished reasons for living.
Well you got me where you want me, a lonely cryin' clown
Describing the listener's successful manipulation of the speaker's emotional state.
And you've almost got the best of me
Acknowledging the listener's near success in breaking the speaker's resilience.
And you've almost got me down
Reinforcing the idea that the listener almost overcame the speaker emotionally.
And you've almost got the best of me
Repeating the concept of the listener almost having the best of the speaker emotionally.
And you've almost got me down
Reiterating the idea that the listener almost succeeded in emotionally defeating the speaker.
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