Red
Unveiling Emptiness: Unrequited Love in 'Red' by Straight No Chaser
Lyrics
And I'm alright
Expressing a sense of personal well-being or acceptance.
Standing in the streetlights here
Being present in the illuminated areas of the street.
Is this meant for me
Questioning if a particular situation or experience is intended for the speaker.
My time on the outside is over
Indicating the end of the speaker's time in an external or distant context.
We don't know how you're spending
Uncertainty about how someone is using their time.
All of your days
Referring to the speaker's or someone else's daily activities.
Knowing that love isn't here
Acknowledging the absence of love in the current situation.
You see the pictures
Seeing visual representations without knowing the individuals depicted.
But you don't know their names
Highlighting the lack of knowledge about the identities associated with the pictures.
'Cause love isn't here
Reiterating the absence of love in the speaker's surroundings.
And I can't do this by myself
Expressing the need for external support or assistance.
All of these problems
Referring to personal challenges or difficulties existing in the mind.
They're all in your head
Suggesting that problems are subjective and not necessarily external.
And I can't be somebody else
Emphasizing the inability to be someone else.
You took something perfect
Describing an alteration of something flawless to a negative state.
And painted it red
Using the metaphor of painting to symbolize negative changes.
No sympathy
Expressing a lack of compassion or understanding.
When shouting out is all you know
When expressing oneself loudly is the primary communication method.
Behind your lies
Recognizing hidden truths or concealed aspects.
I can see the secrets you don't show
Observing undisclosed secrets that are not openly revealed.
We don't know how you're spending
Reiterating uncertainty about how time is spent.
All of your days
Continuing the theme of love's absence in daily life.
Knowing that love isn't here
Repeating the idea of viewing pictures without knowing the people in them.
You see the pictures
Seeing visual representations without being acquainted with the depicted individuals.
But you don't know their names oh
Emphasizing the lack of knowledge about the identities associated with the pictures.
'Cause love isn't here
Restating the absence of love in the speaker's surroundings.
And I can't do this by myself
Reiterating the need for external support or assistance.
All of these problems
Referring to personal challenges or difficulties existing in the mind.
They're all in your head
Suggesting that problems are subjective and not necessarily external.
And I can't be somebody else
Emphasizing the inability to be someone else.
You took something perfect
Describing an alteration of something flawless to a negative state.
And painted it red
Using the metaphor of painting to symbolize negative changes.
When - you took something perfect
Repeating the idea of transforming something perfect into a negative state.
And painted it red
Emphasizing the negative transformation through the act of painting.
You take the best things from me
Addressing the act of taking away valuable elements.
Then everything gets empty
Describing a sense of emptiness resulting from the removal of the best things.
That's not a world that I need
Rejecting the idea of a world characterized by emptiness.
Oh, you take the best things from me
Reiterating the act of taking away valuable elements.
Then everything gets empty
Describing a sense of emptiness resulting from the removal of the best things.
That's not a world that I need oh
Rejecting the idea of a world characterized by emptiness.
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