Lyrics
I already know the way to your place by heart
The speaker is familiar with the route to the other person's home from memory.
20 minutes heading straight to the north
Describes a 20-minute journey heading north, possibly referencing physical distance or emotional distance.
But you haven't found a way to my heart
The other person has not emotionally connected with the speaker.
And darling you should know, it's not your fault
The speaker reassures the other person that their lack of connection is not the other person's fault.
I'm out of rounds
The speaker feels emotionally drained or exhausted, possibly from failed relationships.
They say I have too high standards
Others have criticized the speaker for having high standards in relationships.
But I've made excuses for all of them from the start
The speaker defends their standards, having made excuses for previous partners from the beginning.
How long can I write about love
The speaker questions how long they can write about love when they no longer feel it.
When I can't feel it anymore?
Expresses the speaker's emotional numbness or inability to experience love.
He went away and took my heart within
Someone significant left, taking the speaker's heart with them, possibly referencing a breakup.
His two overweight bags I paid for
The departed person left with baggage, both physical and emotional, which the speaker paid for.
I've never been to your place
The speaker has never physically been to the other person's home.
Even though I've been around every bit of your body
Despite not visiting the home, the speaker claims to be intimately familiar with the other person's body.
But you haven't found a way to my heart
Reiterates that the other person has not found a way into the speaker's heart emotionally.
Darling you should know, it's not your fault
Reassures the other person that their failure to connect emotionally is not their fault.
I'm out of rounds
Repeats the sentiment of emotional exhaustion or depletion expressed in line 6.
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