Time After Time
Lost in Love's Maze: Stan Elliott's Timeless Tale of Heartbreak
Lyrics
City lights, pale blue eyes
City lights and pale blue eyes set the scene, creating a mood or atmosphere.
Staring down as if they just don't care
Observing eyes that seem indifferent or uncaring.
Lonesome girl, mother of pearl
Describing a lonely girl with a soul of purity but unwilling to share.
Soul so pure but she don't wanna share, she ain't got nothing spare
Emphasizing her lack of willingness to share, suggesting emotional emptiness.
So why you gotta let me out? When you haven't tried letting me in?
Questioning why the speaker is kept out when they haven't been given a chance to be let in.
My mind's a mess and my heart's torn out and the pain's seeping through my skin
Expressing emotional turmoil and pain that penetrates the speaker's being.
Time after time, I lose myself in my mind
Repeatedly losing oneself in thought, possibly hinting at inner struggles.
Now is the time, to rid yourself of all of this and get back in line
Encouraging a decision to overcome difficulties and return to a stable path.
No more, no less
Stating a simple truth - no more, no less.
See in the middle that's the best
Suggesting that finding a middle ground is the optimal solution.
But if you leave me, what would you say?
Pondering the response if the partner decides to leave.
Pack your bags and leave tomorrow, not today. If you leave I have nothing to say
Suggesting a departure should happen tomorrow, not today, and expressing the impact of the departure.
I think it's best if you went on your way
Stating that it might be best for the partner to go their own way.
Wrecked displays, same old ways, shows their colours truer than before
Describing damaged situations and behavior that reveals true colors.
A guy like me, I'm so easy to see, once I'm there you'll never want me gone, nothing more
Asserting that once the speaker is present, they become indispensable.
So why you gotta let me out? When you haven't tried letting me in?
Reiterating the plea to be let in, emphasizing the emotional struggle.
My mind's a mess and my heart's torn out and the pain's seeping through my skin
Repeating the emotional turmoil and pain experienced by the speaker.
Time after time, I lose myself in my mind
Continuing the theme of losing oneself in repetitive thoughts.
Now is the time, to rid yourself of all of this and get back in line
Encouraging a decisive action to overcome challenges and return to stability.
No more, no less
Restating the simple truth - no more, no less.
See in the middle that's the best
Reiterating the idea that finding a middle ground is the best option.
But if you leave me, what would you say?
Pondering the partner's response if the speaker is left.
Pack your bags and leave tomorrow, not today. If you leave I have nothing to say
Suggesting a delay in departure and emphasizing the impact of leaving.
I think it's best if you went on your way
Expressing the belief that it's better for the partner to go their own way.
The pain's seeping through my skin
Reiterating the physical and emotional pain experienced by the speaker.
Time after time, I lose myself in my mind
Continuing the theme of losing oneself in repetitive thoughts.
Now is the time, to rid yourself of all of this and get back in line
Encouraging a decisive action to overcome challenges and return to stability.
No more, no less
Restating the simple truth - no more, no less.
See in the middle that's the best
Reiterating the idea that finding a middle ground is the best option.
But if you leave me, what would I say?
Pondering the speaker's response if the partner leaves.
Pack your bags and leave tomorrow, not today. If you leave I have one thing to say
Suggesting a delayed departure and expressing one thing to say if the partner leaves.
Is there any way, that you could stay?
Pleading for a way to make the relationship last, expressing a desire for the partner to stay.
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