Lyrics
Faithless love like a river flows
Faithless love is described as a continuous and untrustworthy force, akin to the flowing of a river.
Raindrops falling on a broken rose
Imagery of raindrops falling on a broken rose symbolizes the sadness and pain caused by faithless love.
Down in some valley where nobody goes
Reference to a secluded valley represents the hidden and lonely nature of the suffering caused by faithless love.
And the night blows in like the cold dark wind
Night entering like a cold dark wind suggests the arrival of emotional darkness and loneliness associated with faithless love.
Faithless love like a river flows
Repetition reinforces the idea of faithless love as an unending and relentless force.
Faithless love where did I go wrong
The singer reflects on where things went wrong in the context of faithless love.
Was it telling stories in a heartbreak song
The singer questions if sharing stories in heartbreak songs contributed to the failure of love.
Where nobody's right and nobody was wrong
Acknowledgment that in matters of love, there may be no clear right or wrong, adding complexity to the situation.
Faithless love will find you
A warning that faithless love will eventually find and entwine the individual.
And the misery entwine you
Describes how faithless love brings misery and wraps itself around the person, emphasizing its negative impact.
Faithless love where did I go wrong
Reiteration of the singer's contemplation on where mistakes were made in the context of faithless love.
Well I guess I'm standing in the hall of broken dreams
The singer feels as if they are in a place filled with shattered dreams, emphasizing the aftermath of failed love.
That's the way it sometimes goes
Expresses the unpredictability of love, suggesting that new love often doesn't meet expectations.
Whenever a new love never turns out like it seems
Highlights the discrepancy between idealized expectations and the reality of how love unfolds.
I guess the feeling comes and goes
Suggests that the emotions associated with love are transient, coming and going.
Faithless love like a river flows
Reiteration of faithless love as a flowing river, underlining its relentless and continuous nature.
Like raindrops falling on a broken rose
Recurrence of raindrops on a broken rose symbolizes the recurring pain caused by faithless love.
Down in some valley where nobody goes
Repetition of the lonely valley emphasizes the isolation and obscurity of the suffering from faithless love.
Faithless love has found me
Expression that faithless love has found and embraced the singer, intensifying the emotional impact.
Thrown its chilly arms around me
Describes the enveloping and chilling nature of faithless love's impact on the individual.
Faithless love like a river flows
Concluding repetition reinforces the continuous and unending nature of faithless love.
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