Lyrics
All I have is cigarettes to offer you
All the speaker has to offer is cigarettes to the person addressed.
All you have is everything, I should have left then
The other person has everything, and the speaker regrets not leaving earlier.
You kiss the pavement every afternoon when
The person being addressed kisses the pavement daily, possibly in sorrow or longing.
You see me leaving with smoke on my breath
The speaker is observed leaving with smoke on their breath, implying a connection to cigarettes.
All I have left of pieces of what we had
The speaker reflects on the remnants of their past relationship.
Are tucked away with shameful images inside my head
Memories and regrets are stored in the speaker's mind, accompanied by shameful images.
All I have left of pieces of what we had
Reiteration of holding onto fragments of the past relationship with accompanying shame.
Are tucked away with the shameful images
Continuation of holding onto remnants with a sense of shame.
All I have is a flannel shirt you gave to me
The speaker only possesses a flannel shirt from the other person.
All you have of mine you can keep, I don't want it back now
The other person can keep what they have of the speaker's belongings.
You kiss the pavement every afternoon when
Similar to line 3, the person kisses the pavement when the speaker sees someone else leave.
You see her leave and you pray she comes back
The addressed person hopes for the return of someone they care about.
Not unlike me, and
Comparison between the addressed person's situation and the speaker's past experience.
All I have left of pieces of what we had
Reiteration of holding onto fragments of the past relationship with accompanying shame.
Are tucked away with shameful images inside my head
Memories and regrets persist inside the speaker's mind with a sense of shame.
All I have left of pieces of what we had
Repetition of having remnants from the past relationship with associated shame.
Are tucked away with the shameful images
Continuation of holding onto remnants with a sense of shame.
And I'm not coming home
The speaker declares they are not returning home.
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