Stranger
Navigating Love's Rollercoaster: Pedro the Lion's 'Stranger'
Lyrics
Got my hopes up pretty high
Expressing disappointment after having high expectations.
At an indoor outdoor roller skating rink
Describing the setting of an indoor-outdoor roller skating rink.
For someone else to feel the heat with
Desiring companionship or connection with someone to share warmth.
holding hands around the couple skate
Imagining a romantic scenario of holding hands during a couple skate.
Two by two they shuffled out
Depicting couples leaving the skating rink, possibly after a romantic dance.
to a slow song that still takes my breath away
Reflecting on a slow song that still evokes strong emotions.
Leaving me solo at the snack bar
Being left alone at the snack bar while others enjoy romantic moments.
Eating my shame
Eating feelings of embarrassment and loneliness.
Now you're the stranger
Addressing someone who has become a stranger, distant and unfamiliar.
Displaced, unknown
Feeling displaced and unknown.
Trying to locate yourself
Searching for identity in someone else's space.
In someone else's home
Trying to find oneself in another person's home.
On someone else's bones
Metaphorically referring to connecting with someone on their experiences or history.
This loneliness conditioned you to think
Exploring the impact of loneliness on one's perspective.
That it's virtuous to suffer quietly
Believing that suffering silently is virtuous or commendable.
Never dreamed it'd be forever
Never anticipating that the loneliness would be enduring or painful.
Or hurt this way
Expressing the unexpected and profound pain of enduring solitude.
Now you're the stranger
Reiterating the sense of being a stranger, out of place.
Displaced, unknown
Continuing the theme of feeling displaced and unknown.
Trying to locate yourself
Attempting to find one's identity in an unfamiliar environment.
In someone else's home
Seeking connection in someone else's home, emphasizing the alienation.
On someone else's bones
Extending the metaphor of connecting with someone through their experiences.
I wanna go home now
Expressing a desire to return to a sense of familiarity and comfort.
I wanna go home
Reiterating the longing to return home, possibly both physically and emotionally.
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