Anna Maria
Breaking Free from Anna Maria's Cruel Grip
Lyrics
Anna Maria won't you turn out the lights
Asking Anna Maria to turn out the lights and go back to her previous partner.
And go back to your secondhand man
Referring to Anna Maria's current partner as a "secondhand man."
It's been seven long years since you walked through the door
Seven years since Anna Maria entered the narrator's life, indicating a significant period.
I told you we're through
Expressing the end of the relationship, stating they are through.
Somehow you can't understand
Anna Maria struggles to understand the breakup.
Somehow you can't understand
Repetition of Anna Maria's difficulty in understanding the breakup.
How can't you see that you got it all wrong
Pointing out that Anna Maria misunderstood the situation.
I never signed up for this pain
Expressing that the narrator did not willingly accept the pain caused by the relationship.
You'll never be happy as long as you live
Anna Maria won't find happiness if she continues chasing lies.
Keep chasing your lies
Advising against pursuing deceitful paths, predicting more pain.
You'll only find more of the same
Repetition of warning against finding more of the same negative experiences.
Only find more of the same
Reiteration of finding more of the same negativity.
Don't call me a liar, don't call me a cheat
Protesting against being labeled as a liar or cheat.
I been down at the docks tryin' to make my ends meet
Describing the narrator's struggle to make a living at the docks.
I trusted you once and you played me a fool
Recalling a past betrayal and loss of trust.
You talk a lot of talk then you break all your rules
Criticizing Anna Maria for talking without following her own rules.
You're so cruel
Labeling Anna Maria as cruel.
You're so, so cruel
Repeating the assertion that Anna Maria is cruel.
Anna Maria, won't you leave me for good
Asking Anna Maria to leave for good, expressing exhaustion with the relationship.
I'm tired of you stuck in my bones
Feeling emotionally burdened by Anna Maria's presence.
You've taken everything I had to give
Anna Maria took everything from the narrator, who is now rebuilding life independently.
I'm holding what's left, starting a life on my own
Starting a new life on one's own, holding onto what remains.
Starting a life on my own
Reiteration of starting a life independently.
Don't call me a liar, don't call me a cheat
Protest against being labeled a liar or cheat.
I been down at the docks tryin' to make my ends meet
Repetition of the struggle to make ends meet at the docks.
I trusted you once and you played me a fool
Recalling past trust and betrayal by Anna Maria.
You talk a lot of talk then you break all your rules
Criticism of Anna Maria's inconsistency with her own rules.
You're so cruel
Reiterating the label of cruelty towards Anna Maria.
You're so, so cruel
Repetition of the assertion that Anna Maria is cruel.
Why you gotta be so cruel
Questioning why Anna Maria is so cruel.
You're so, so cruel
Repetition of the assertion that Anna Maria is cruel.
Anna Maria won't you turn out the lights
Repetition of the request to turn out the lights and return to her previous partner.
And go back to your secondhand man
Asking Anna Maria to leave and return to her previous partner.
It's been seven long years since you walked through the door
Seven years since the initial entry, reiterating the end of the relationship.
I told you we're through
Repetition of stating that the relationship is over.
I told you we're through
-Don't call me a liar, don't call me a cheat
Protest against being labeled a liar or cheat.
I been down at the docks tryin' to make my ends meet
Repetition of the struggle to make ends meet at the docks.
I trusted you once and you played me a fool
Recalling past trust and betrayal by Anna Maria.
You talk a lot of talk then you break all your rules
Criticism of Anna Maria's inconsistency with her own rules.
You're so cruel
Reiterating the label of cruelty towards Anna Maria.
You're so, so cruel
Repetition of the assertion that Anna Maria is cruel.
Why you gotta be so cruel
Questioning why Anna Maria is so cruel.
Why you gotta be so, so cruel
Repetition of questioning why Anna Maria is so cruel.
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