You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome
Love's Bittersweet Farewell: Decoding Ryan Adams' Melancholic Odyssey
Lyrics
I've seen love go by my door
I've experienced love passing by my door.
It's never been this close before
This closeness has never happened before.
Never been so easy or so slow
It has never been so effortless and unhurried.
I've been shooting in the dark too long
I've been taking chances without clear direction for too long.
When somethin's not right it's wrong
When something feels off, it is fundamentally wrong.
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Your departure will leave me feeling lonely.
Dragon clouds so high above
Imagery of distant, ominous clouds.
I've only known careless love
I've only known love that is careless and doesn't last.
It always has hit me from below
It always hits unexpectedly from a lower point.
But this time around it's more correct
This time, it feels more accurate and direct.
Right on target, so direct
On target, hitting the mark precisely.
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Your departure will leave me feeling lonely.
Purple clover, Queen Anne lace
References to flowers and your physical features.
Crimson hair across your face
Your presence can evoke emotions, even tears.
You could make me cry if you don't know
If you are unaware, you might make me cry.
Can't remember what I was thinkin' of
Unable to recall my previous thoughts.
You might be spoilin' me too much, love
Your overwhelming love might be spoiling me.
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Your departure will leave me feeling lonely.
Flowers on the hillside, bloomin' crazy
More imagery of vibrant, wild flowers.
Crickets talkin' back and forth in rhyme
Nature sounds and a sense of rhythmic communication.
Blue river runnin' slow and lazy
Blue river flowing slowly and lazily.
I could stay with you forever
A desire to stay with you indefinitely.
And never realize the time
Unaware of time passing when with you.
Situations have ended sad
Past experiences have concluded sadly.
Relationships have all been bad
Past relationships have been challenging.
Mine have been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud
Comparing past relationships to those of poets Verlaine and Rimbaud.
But there's no way I can compare
Impossible to compare previous scenes to the current relationship.
All them scenes to this affair
This affair stands out from previous experiences.
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Your departure will leave me feeling lonely.
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm doin'
Anticipation of questioning one's actions.
Stayin' far behind without you
Feeling left behind without you.
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm sayin'
Anticipating self-reflection and questioning words spoken.
You're gonna make me give myself a good talkin' to
Preparing for a self-directed conversation.
I'll look for you in old Honolul-a
Searching for you in different places.
San Francisco, Ashtabula
Naming various locations where the search will happen.
You're gonna have to leave me now, I know
Acceptance of the imminent departure.
But I'll see you in the sky above
Belief in a spiritual connection even after separation.
In the tall grass, in the ones I love
In memories and loved ones, the impact will persist.
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
Your departure will leave me feeling lonely.
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