Lyrics
Pasta simmers on the stove in June
Pasta is cooking on the stove in the month of June.
Makes no sense yet, but it will soon
Although it currently doesn't make sense, it will become clear soon.
Conversation starters come way too hard
Initiating conversations is challenging.
Nobody wants to be the martyr,
No one wants to be a martyr, making wrong choices in life.
Playin' the wrong cards
People are hesitant to play the wrong cards in life.
Why did you come to this planet?
Questioning the purpose of existence on Earth.
Why did you come to this life?
Reflecting on the reason for being alive.
How can you be everybody's dream,
How can one fulfill everyone's dreams and still maintain a personal life as a spouse?
And still be somebody's wife?
Pondering the challenges of balancing personal and public expectations.
Tell me, what did you have for lunch today?
A random question about the other person's lunch.
That's right, how would I know?
Acknowledging the lack of knowledge about the other person's lunch.
How would I know?
Repetition of uncertainty about the other person's whereabouts.
You are off somewhere, being free
The other person is enjoying freedom while the speaker feels alone and hungry.
While I starve in the lonesome cold.
Expressing the feeling of loneliness and deprivation.
Our bodies got used to each other
Physical intimacy developed but now accustomed to the routine.
Now they're used to the sound
Bodies now attuned to the familiar sound of Richie Havens' voice on a vinyl record.
Of Richie Havens' voice on the vinyl,
Referencing the circular motion of the vinyl record.
Spinning round and round, round and round
Describing the experience of listening to music.
Sometimes I feel I was born way too late
Feeling out of place and born in the wrong era.
Shoulda been born on the Woodstock stage
Wishing to be part of the Woodstock era.
But I'm just here, waitin', and waitin', and waitin'
Expressing impatience and waiting for something.
Somebody famous had a birthday today
A famous person's birthday is mentioned, but the speaker is preoccupied with the full moon.
All I saw was another full moon
The speaker notices a full moon but is not interested in the famous person's birthday.
What's that?
An expression of surprise or curiosity.
Something's burning on the stove
Sensing something burning on the stove.
Must be the pasta
Attributing the smell to the cooking pasta.
Must be the pasta
Repetition of the idea that it must be the pasta causing the smell.
Oh yeah, it's June
Affirming the month as June.
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