Death of Valerie
Misery Unveiled: A Tale of Love Turned Sour
Lyrics
Valerie, you are very pretty
Expressing admiration for Valerie's physical appearance, emphasizing her beauty.
Your eyes are big as planets and your freckles look like stars, oh Valerie
Using metaphorical language to describe Valerie's eyes and freckles, highlighting their attractiveness.
look what you do to me, do to me
Repetition of the phrase "look what you do to me" suggests the impact Valerie has on the speaker.
do to me, do to me, look what you do to me
-do to me, do to me, look what you do to me
-Valerie, looked at me
Valerie looks at the speaker.
First she started to smile, then she started to frown and she said
Valerie's changing facial expressions, starting with a smile and then turning into a frown.
Stop calling me Valerie
Valerie expresses discomfort with being called by that name.
My name is Misery
Valerie reveals her preferred name, Misery, possibly suggesting a darker or troubled personality.
and your weird fixation with that name is really
Valerie finds the speaker's fixation on the name disturbing but acknowledges the compliment.
Disturbing me
-but nevertheless, thank you for the compliment
Despite Valerie's discomfort, the speaker expresses gratitude for the compliment.
Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
The speaker loses interest or becomes distracted, represented by the repeated "Et Cetera" and indicating a lack of focus.
Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
-I’m stuck on a cliff can’t see past the horizon
The speaker feels stuck or unable to see beyond a difficult situation, possibly metaphorically represented by a cliff.
I’m calling on God but I only use Verizon so the
Problems with communication, using Verizon as a metaphor for unreliable connections and dropped calls.
Calls keep fucking dropping, can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
Repetition emphasizes the frustration of the speaker in trying to be heard.
Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, Can you
-Hear me now, hear me now, hear me now, hear me now
Continued repetition of "Et Cetera" signifies the ongoing disinterest or distraction.
Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
-Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
-Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
-Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera, I stopped listening
-Valerie
Returning to addressing Valerie after the distractions.
But you’re dead to me
Expressing emotional detachment, suggesting Valerie is no longer significant or important to the speaker.
'Cause Valerie
Reiterating the impact Valerie had on the speaker, but now emphasizing a negative outcome.
Look what you do to me.
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