Let This Be A Lesson To You
Love's Cautionary Tale: Let This Be A Lesson
Lyrics
Isn't it nasty, isn't it sad
Expressing the unpleasant and sorrowful nature of a situation.
Don't it make you wonder
Prompting reflection and contemplation on the situation.
Don't it make you mad
Inducing anger or frustration due to the circumstances.
Same old heartache, your best friend
Referring to a recurring emotional pain as a familiar companion.
Has come to visit once again
Describing the return of heartache, emphasizing its persistence.
Your mistake was in the beginning
Highlighting a mistake made at the outset of the relationship.
When you thought that she would last
Expressing a misplaced belief that the relationship would endure.
But you weren't looking and
Noticing a lack of attention or awareness during the relationship.
You weren't listening
Emphasizing the importance of observation and communication.
And when she left, you broke like glass
Depicting the emotional fragility experienced when the partner departs.
Let this be a lesson to you
Encouraging the listener to learn from the experience.
Take this message to your heart
Advising to internalize and take the message to heart.
Love is gonna slip right through ya
Warning that love can elude and slip away unexpectedly.
You'd better watch it from the start
Emphasizing the need for caution and attention from the beginning.
You thought you had yourself a true love
Narrating the belief in having a genuine and lasting love.
You thought she was in love with you
Realizing that the perceived love was not reciprocated as expected.
But you found out she was like the devil
Comparing the partner's actions to that of a deceitful and harmful force.
She stole your heart, she broke it too
Describing the partner's betrayal by stealing and breaking the heart.
But there's no telling who's on the level, no
Expressing uncertainty about people's true intentions.
And there's no way to know what's real
Acknowledging the difficulty in discerning reality from appearances.
Just remember how it all happened
Recalling the sequence of events leading to the emotional turmoil.
And be sure that you know just how you feel
Encouraging self-awareness and understanding of one's emotions.
Let this be a lesson to you
Reiterating the importance of learning from the relationship's outcome.
Take this message to your heart
Re-emphasizing the need to internalize the lesson and apply it.
Love is gonna slip right through ya
Repeating the caution about the transient nature of love.
You'd better watch it from the start
Advising continuous vigilance and mindfulness from the relationship's initiation.
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