Lissabon
Lissabon Echoes: A Melancholic Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
My baby's back in Lissabon
Expressing the location of the speaker's partner, emphasizing "Lissabon."
She left with a chain on my weak neck
Describing the departure of the partner, using imagery of a chain on the speaker's weak neck.
Coming when nobody knows
Indicating the mysterious or unexpected return of the partner.
I'm begging for the touch
Expressing a strong desire for physical affection or connection.
This sadness got me feeling soaked up
Describing a deep emotional state, feeling overwhelmed by sadness.
Fuck it, I'm a black dog (black dog)
Using "black dog" as a metaphor for a troubled or dark state of mind.
Go get your love from anybody else
Encouraging the partner to seek love from someone else.
Right now I'm just hollow (hollow)
Expressing a current emotional emptiness or void.
Coming with the unborn son
Referring to the partner's return with news of an unborn child.
She left, now she's flying down
Highlighting the partner's departure and travel to Lissabon.
To Lissabon, Lissabon, ooh
Repeating the name "Lissabon" for emphasis and possibly a melodic effect.
Lissabon, Lissabon
Continuing the emphasis on "Lissabon."
She's bleached and above mile high
Describing the partner as distant and elevated, possibly emotionally.
The stank, she left from my side
Expressing the impact of the partner's departure and the emotional aftermath.
To Lissabon, Lissabon, ooh
Repeating the name "Lissabon" for emphasis and possibly a melodic effect.
Lissabon, Lissabon
Continuing the emphasis on "Lissabon."
My baby's back in Lissabon
Repeating the theme of the partner being in Lissabon.
Metal skin, yeah she packed with a cold heart (cold heart)
Describing the partner with a tough exterior or demeanor.
Soak my kiss in cyanide
Using a metaphor of cyanide to describe the intensity of a kiss.
It's breaking all my thoughts
Expressing the impact of the intense kiss on the speaker's thoughts.
(This pain) it's in the street lights
Referring to pain illuminated by street lights, possibly symbolizing public exposure.
Damaging the weak hearts
Indicating that the pain damages vulnerable hearts.
Fuck it, I'm a black dog (black dog)
Reiterating the "black dog" metaphor for a troubled state of mind.
Go get your love from anybody else
Encouraging the partner to seek love elsewhere.
Right now I'm just hollow
Repeating the sense of emotional hollowness or emptiness.
Hollow
Emphasizing the emotional hollowness or emptiness.
Coming with the unborn son
Referring again to the partner's return with news of an unborn child.
She left, now she's flying down
Highlighting the partner's departure and travel to Lissabon.
To Lissabon, Lissabon, ooh
Repeating the name "Lissabon" for emphasis and possibly a melodic effect.
Lissabon, Lissabon (yeah)
Continuing the emphasis on "Lissabon."
She's bleached and above mile high (mile high)
Describing the partner as distant and elevated, possibly emotionally.
The stank, she left from my side
Expressing the impact of the partner's departure and the emotional aftermath.
To Lissabon, Lissabon, ooh
Repeating the name "Lissabon" for emphasis and possibly a melodic effect.
Lissabon, Lissabon
Continuing the emphasis on "Lissabon."
Lissabon, Lissabon
Repeating the emphasis on "Lissabon."
Lissabon, Lissabon
-Lissabon, Lissabon
-Lissabon, Lissabon
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