Me Around
Unwanted Echoes: Michael Penn's 'Me Around' Reveals the Embers of Rejection
Lyrics
The fire that this town can see
The visible intensity in the town represents me burning as an effigy.
Is me alight in effigy
My symbolic representation is on fire.
I suppose baby don't want me around
It seems that my presence is not wanted by my significant other.
She threw my stuff into a pit
She tossed my belongings into a pit.
And laughed aloud as I dove after it
She found amusement in my attempt to retrieve them and laughed.
I suppose baby don't want me around
It appears that my significant other does not desire my presence.
Is this the place you want to be?
Questioning if the current situation is the preferred one.
Out of the woods
Being out of the woods, possibly indicating being in a difficult situation.
Out of control
Feeling out of control.
And is it really only me
Expressing the feeling of being the only one not reaching a certain state.
Who never gets here with you
Not arriving at a particular place or emotional state with the partner.
She changed the number, changed the lock
Changes made to contact information and security measures.
A rubber door in case I knock
A door made of rubber, suggesting resistance to any attempts to reconnect.
I suppose baby don't want me around
Indicating that the partner does not desire the narrator's presence.
Is this the place you want to be?
Reiterating the question of whether the current situation is desired.
Out of the woods
Being in a difficult situation.
Out of control
Feeling out of control.
And is it really only me
Expressing the feeling of being the only one not reaching a certain state.
Who never gets here with you
Not arriving at a particular place or emotional state with the partner.
Looking up your balcony
Observing the partner from below.
By the light of the moon I will be
Expressing a romantic gesture under the moonlight.
I suppose baby don't want me around
Reiterating that the partner does not desire the narrator's presence.
The stars above they are not real
The stars are not genuine; they are created by the friction of smitten steel.
They are the sparks from smitten steel
Describing the origin of the stars.
I propose forging is making that sound
Suggesting that the creation of something beautiful involves intense forging.
Baby don't want me around
Reiterating that the partner does not want the narrator around.
Baby don't want me
Emphasizing the partner's rejection.
I suppose my baby don't want me around
Confirming the belief that the partner does not desire the narrator's presence.
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