Lush Life
Unveiling the Jazz-Infused Tapestry of Life: Decoding Melody Balos' Lush Life
Lyrics
I used to visit all the very gay places
I used to frequent lively and cheerful places
Those come-what-may places
Places where one goes regardless of circumstances
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
Where people unwind along the central point of the cycle of life
To get the feel of life from jazz and cocktails
To experience life through jazz and cocktails
The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
The women I knew appeared unhappy with gloomy expressions
With distingué traces
With elegant but disappearing marks of sophistication
That used to be there
Those marks used to exist
You could see where they’d been washed away
You could see where they had been erased
By too many through the day
Worn away by the challenges faced throughout the day
Twelve o’clock-tails
Referring to cocktails consumed at twelve o'clock
Then you came along with your siren song
Then you arrived with your captivating allure
To tempt me to madness
To lead me towards insanity
I thought for a while that your poignant smile
I believed, for a moment, that your meaningful smile
Was tinged with the sadness
Carried a touch of sorrow
Of a great love for me
Implies a mistaken belief in a deep love for me
Ah, yes, I was wrong
Acknowledging an error in judgment
Again I was wrong
Admitting to repeated mistakes
Life is lonely again
Expressing a return to a lonely existence
And only last year
Contrasting with the apparent certainty of the past year
Everything seemed so sure
Life has become unpleasant once more
Now life is awful again
A large number of hearts would be tedious
A troughful of hearts could only be a bore
Suggesting that even an abundance of romantic interests can be dull
A week in Paris will ease the bite of it
A trip to Paris might alleviate the pain
All I care is to smile in spite of it
All that matters is to maintain a cheerful facade
I’ll forget you, I will
Committing to forget despite the lingering emotions
While yet you are still
While the memories still persist
Burning inside my brain
Intense emotions persist in the mind
Romance is mush
Love is sentimental and stifles those who aspire
Stifling those who strive
Choosing to live a luxurious life in a modest setting
I’ll live a lush life in some small dive
Despite challenges, opting for a rich and fulfilling life
And there I’ll be
Desiring to be in such a place
While I rot with the rest
While deteriorating alongside others facing loneliness
Of those whose lives are lonely too
Similar to others whose lives are also devoid of companionship
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