Breakfast for Three
Morning Melodies: Love, Betrayal, and Breakfast for Three
Lyrics
Uh bum bum bum
Expression of sound or rhythm, possibly setting a casual tone.
I’m not drunk I’m just dreaming
Denial of intoxication, claiming to be in a dream-like state.
About you and me in the kitchen
Imagining a scenario with the listener in the kitchen.
Don’t worry I made three plates
Assurance that three plates of food have been prepared.
There’s more than that
Suggesting abundance, more than the three plates mentioned.
I’m not high I’m just thinking
Denial of being high, claiming to be in a thoughtful state.
About you and me in the sink and
Continuation of the imagined scenario, now in the sink.
I’m gonna wash you down as you drink me up
Metaphorical language describing an intimate act during washing.
Uh bo bo bo
Expression of sound or rhythm, similar to line #1.
Baby you invited me to a breakfast for three
Acknowledgment of being invited to a breakfast involving three people.
Don’t worry I made three plates
Reassurance of having prepared three plates of food.
There’s more than that
Hinting at more than the three plates mentioned earlier.
Baby you invited me to a breakfast for three
Reiteration of being invited to a breakfast for three.
I hope that man is gone by the time that those dinner bells ring
Expressing a desire for a third person to be absent by dinner time.
Uh hu hu hu
Expression of sound or rhythm, similar to lines #1 and #10.
I’m not dead I’m just sleeping
Denial of being dead, claiming to be in a state of rest.
Cause I saw you and him in the kitchen
Observation of the listener with another person in the kitchen.
You were making all sorts of food I didn’t wanna eat
Disinterest in the food being prepared by the listener.
I’m not crying I’m just lying down
Denial of crying, stating to be lying down instead.
With an empty bottle in my lap
Describing a scene with an empty bottle, suggesting alcohol consumption.
Okay, yes I had a few to drink
Admission of having consumed alcohol.
Uh waa waa uh waaa
Expression of sound or rhythm, similar to lines #1, #10, and #18.
Baby you invited me to a breakfast for three
Reiteration of being invited to a breakfast for three.
I broke all the plates in the house
Claim of breaking all the plates in the house.
You there ain’t more to that
Denial of there being more to the situation.
Baby you invited me to a breakfast for three
Reiteration of being invited to a breakfast for three.
I hope that man is gone by the time that those church bells ring
Expressing a desire for the third person to be gone by church bells.
Uh Waa waa uh waa
Expression of sound or rhythm, similar to lines #1, #10, #18, and #27.
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