Lyrics
The sun don't love me
The speaker feels unloved by the sun.
And it's easy to cry
Expressing emotional pain, and crying is not challenging.
I send a letter
The speaker sends a letter to someone.
But I get no reply
Despite sending the letter, there is no response.
Just a note
A note is received in return.
Return to sender
The note instructs to return the letter to the sender.
Just a note
Reiteration of the return instruction.
Return to sender
Repeated emphasis on returning the letter.
We talk on tiptoe
Communication is cautious and secretive.
Everytime that we meet
Whispered conversations occur each time they meet.
But I think breaking up
The speaker contemplates breaking up, seeing it as a pretense.
Is just a conceit
Suggesting that breaking up is a mere concept.
Because love turns sour
Love becomes bitter or unpleasant.
Every hour
Love sours continuously.
Oh yeah love turns sour
Reiteration of the idea that love becomes bitter.
Every hour
Emphasizing that love turns unpleasant constantly.
I stand all day
The speaker spends the day holding a rose in their teeth.
With a rose in my teeth
Intending to give the rose to the first person saying something sweet.
To give it to the first girl
Waiting for a kind response to offer the rose.
That will say something sweet
Someone expresses gratitude but predicts the flower's demise.
She says thank you but this flower
The recipient advises returning the flower.
Will die within the hour
Highlighting the fleeting nature of the gesture.
Return to sender
Repeating the instruction to return the item.
Oh yeah
Reiteration with emphasis.
I went looking for a priest
The speaker seeks guidance from a priest.
I said say something please
Requesting the priest to say something meaningful.
I don't want to live my life all alone
Expressing a desire not to live life alone.
He said god will take care
The priest reassures that God helps those who help themselves.
Of those that help themselves
The speaker is in a difficult situation.
But you look pretty screwed
Expressing the speaker's troubled state.
Send a letter
Returning to the theme of sending a letter.
And the word on the street
A general belief that death is final when you think you know your destination.
Is that death is complete
Expressing a belief in the completeness of death.
When you think that you know
A reflection on thinking you know where life is headed.
Where you're going
The speaker expresses patience for those who lack clarity.
And the headline in my mind
Internal thoughts emphasize the need for patience.
Says patience for the blind
If you find the speaker, return the message to the sender.
If you find us
If you locate the speaker, return any correspondence.
Return to sender
Reiteration of the instruction to return to the sender.
If you find us
Repeating the idea of returning any findings to the sender.
Return to sender
Final repetition of the return instruction.
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