Old Habits Die Hard
Echoes of Resilience: Unraveling the Enigma in 'Old Habits Die Hard'
Lyrics
I thought I shook myself free
I believed I had freed myself from something
You see I bounce back quicker than most
Despite setbacks, I recover quickly
But I'm half delirious, Is too mysterious
I'm partially confused and it's too mysterious
You walk through my walls like a ghost
You enter my life effortlessly, like a ghost
And I take everyday at a time
I live one day at a time
I'm as proud as a Lion in his Lair
I'm proud, comparing myself to a lion in its lair
Now there's no denying it, a note to crying it
It's undeniable, a note to crying, you're entangled in my thoughts
Your all tangled up in my head
You're on my mind constantly
Old habits die hard
Referring to the difficulty of breaking old habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Comparing to old soldiers who fade away with time
Old habits die hard
Reiterating the challenge of overcoming ingrained behaviors
Harder than November rain
Highlighting the difficulty, using the metaphor of November rain
Old habits die hard
Repeating the theme of struggling with persistent habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Similar to line 11, emphasizing the fading away of old habits
Old habits die hard
Reiterating the challenge of breaking ingrained patterns
Hard enough to feel the pain
Emphasizing the pain associated with trying to change
We haven't spoken in months
There has been no communication for months
You see I've been counting the days
Counting the days without contact
I dream of such humanities, such insanities
Dreaming of human experiences and irrationalities
I'm lost like a kid and I'm late
Feeling lost and behind like a child
But I've never taken your coats
Never dismissing or forgetting your presence
Haven't no block on my phone
No restrictions on contact
I act like an addict, I just got to have it
Acting like an addict, unable to resist the connection
I can never just leave it alone
Unable to let go, always drawn back
Old habits die hard
Reiteration of the persistent nature of old habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Comparing to old soldiers fading away
Old habits die hard
Repeating the challenge of breaking entrenched behaviors
Harder than November rain
Recalling the difficulty, using the metaphor of November rain
Old habits die hard
Reiterating the theme of struggling with persistent habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Similar to line 29, emphasizing the fading away of old habits
Old habits die hard
Repeating the challenge of overcoming ingrained behaviors
Hard enough to feel the pain
Emphasizing the pain associated with trying to change
And I can't give you up
Expressing difficulty in letting go
Can't leave you alone
Unable to break away or leave behind
And its so hard, so hard
Highlighting the intense difficulty
And hard enough to feel the pain
Reiterating the pain associated with the struggle
Old habits die hard
Reiteration of the persistent nature of old habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Comparing to old soldiers fading away
Old habits die hard
Repeating the challenge of breaking entrenched behaviors
Harder than November rain
Recalling the difficulty, using the metaphor of November rain
Old habits die hard
Reiterating the theme of struggling with persistent habits
Old soldiers just fade away
Similar to line 43, emphasizing the fading away of old habits
Old habits die hard
Repeating the challenge of overcoming ingrained behaviors
Hard enough to feel the pain
Emphasizing the pain associated with trying to change
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