Boomerang
Echoes of Love Lost: Steven Strait's Boomerang Melody
Lyrics
Help me lord I thought I found it
Expressing a plea for guidance or assistance in a situation where the speaker believed they had found something important.
Just like a dream turned out all wrong
Comparing the discovered situation to a dream that has gone awry or turned out unexpectedly and unfavorably.
Don't feel the same madness about me now
Not experiencing the same intense emotions or excitement about the situation as before.
Don't feel the hurting when I'm gone.
Not feeling the pain or distress when the speaker is absent or not around.
Don't feel the wonder of the sweetness
Not sensing the wonder or joy associated with sweetness in the context of the discovered situation.
Don't feel the aching need to share
Not feeling the strong desire or necessity to share the experience with others.
Don't feel the way I feel without you girl
Not experiencing the same emotions in the absence of the person addressed as "you girl."
Just to fly was in your head.
Implies that the desire to fly was a product of the person's imagination or influence.
Should I never look into your eyes again
Contemplating the possibility of never looking into the eyes of the person addressed again.
Should I never want to make the call
Considering whether the speaker should avoid making contact or reaching out.
Should I never need you like my only friend.
Questioning the necessity of needing the person addressed as a close and essential companion.
Should I read the writing on the wall.
Considering whether there are warning signs or indications of problems in the relationship.
Its just as simple as a feeling
Describing the situation as straightforward and uncomplicated as a feeling.
Just as simple as these cards
Comparing the simplicity of the situation to playing cards.
Why do I feel so god damn complicated
Expressing frustration or confusion about why the situation feels so complex and difficult.
Don't feel the aching need to share
Reiterating the absence of a strong desire to share the experience with others.
It keeps coming back without you
Describing a recurring experience or feeling that returns despite the absence of the person referred to as "you."
Like a boomerang through my heart
Using the metaphor of a boomerang to convey that the experience or emotions come back intensely, hitting the speaker's heart.
And curse that cupid ain't even found me, no. Into the wound another dart.
Expressing frustration or resentment towards the concept of love (cupid) for causing repeated emotional wounds.
Should I never look into your eyes again.
Should I never want to give my all.
Questioning whether the speaker should withhold giving everything or being fully committed.
Should I ever need you like my only friend.
Reflecting on the potential need for the person addressed as a crucial and irreplaceable friend.
Should I read the writing on the wall.
Considering whether there are clear signs or indications in the situation that should not be ignored.
And all of it seems,
Introducing a shift in perspective or tone, moving towards a reflection on the broader context of the situation.
Hoping our dreams would fall together
Expressing a hopeful expectation that dreams shared with another person would materialize together.
Never to be,
Highlighting the impossibility of this shared dream if only one person is dreaming of love.
If only one dream were dreams of love.
Stressing the importance of both individuals dreaming of love for shared dreams to come true.
Help me lord I thought I found it.
Repeating the initial plea for assistance or guidance from a higher power in the face of confusion or distress.
Its like a dream turned out all wrong
Reiterating the disappointment or disillusionment with a situation that seemed promising initially.
Don't feel the same madness about me now
Restating the diminished intensity of emotions or excitement about the situation.
She loves to hear the sadness in my song.
Highlighting the paradoxical enjoyment that the person addressed derives from the sadness expressed in the speaker's song.
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