Solitaire
Solitaire of Love: Nina Simone's Melancholic Card Game
Lyrics
Since you've gone I spend each lonely night,
Expressing the speaker's solitude and emptiness since the departure of a significant person.
Dealing out the cards from left to right,
Metaphorically shuffling through life's challenges and uncertainties, symbolized by dealing cards.
And the King of Hearts is there to remind me
The presence of the King of Hearts serves as a reminder of love lost.
That I'm all alone playing solitaire.
Highlighting the loneliness of the speaker, emphasizing the solitary nature of playing solitaire.
Love was just another game for two,
Love is depicted as a game that was not meaningful or serious for the departed person.
I see now that's all it meant to you,
Realization that love meant little to the departed, leading to heartbreak for the speaker.
And my heart got lost somewhere in the shuffle,
Metaphor for emotional confusion and disarray, as the speaker's heart is lost amid life's chaos.
So I'm all alone playing solitaire
Reiteration of the solitude experienced while engaging in the game of solitaire.
In each romance there's an element of chance,
Reflection on the unpredictable nature of romantic relationships, emphasizing the element of chance.
A gamble to win or to lose,
Describing love as a gamble with potential for both victory and defeat.
You play to win, then you find you're playing in a game with no rules,
Exploring the irony of playing a game with no rules, highlighting the confusion and unpredictability of love.
Just made for fools.
Conveying the idea that love, in its unpredictable nature, can make people appear foolish.
Now, the Joker has a laugh on me,
Symbolizing the mocking nature of fate or the departed person through the metaphor of the Joker.
'Cause I played my hand so carelessly,
Regret over the careless actions taken in the past, leading to the current state of loneliness.
And until you wanna share that old feeling,
Expressing the hope that the departed person will eventually want to share emotions and feelings again.
I'll be dealing time away with solitaire.
Continuing the theme of dealing with time alone through the metaphor of playing solitaire.
And until you want to share that old feeling,
Reiterating the desire for shared emotions and feelings in the future.
I'll be dealing time away, dealing time away with solitaire.
Emphasizing the ongoing solitary experience, dealing with the passage of time through the game of solitaire.
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