Kewpie Doll
Unrequited Love in the World of Kewpie Dolls
Lyrics
well I love that kewpie doll
The speaker expresses love for a kewpie doll.
well I love that kewpie doll
-well I love that kewpie doll
-yeah I bought her in a show
The doll was purchased at a show.
I dressed her up in a cheap red cotton dress
The speaker adorned the doll in a cheap red cotton dress.
but everything was either fished-out or spat-out
Description of a situation where everything seemed depleted or rejected.
fished-out or spat-out
-well I love that kewpie doll
Despite the love for the kewpie doll, the connection was not enduring.
but I could not make it stick
-well I love that kewpie doll
The speaker reiterates affection for the kewpie doll but acknowledges difficulty in maintaining the bond.
but I could not make it stick
-only she could save my soul
The kewpie doll symbolizes potential salvation for the speaker's soul.
she put her hands inside of me
Intimacy is suggested as the doll "puts her hands inside" the speaker.
well I love that kewpie doll
Repetition of love for the doll and a description of dressing her, followed by a sense of rejection.
dressed her in a cheap-red-cotton-dress
-fished it out now spat it out now
-spat it out in front of me
-well I love that kewpie doll
Reiteration of love with acknowledgment of difficulty in sustaining the relationship.
but I could not make it stick
-doll doll doll doll doll doll doll doll
Repetition of "doll" emphasizing the object of affection.
I held her in my cheap arms
The speaker holds the doll, expressing belief in each other.
she believed in me, she believed in me
-her soul and my arms
-well I love that kewpie doll
Reiteration of love for the kewpie doll.
I told her phoney stories
The speaker admits to telling false stories to the doll.
well I love that kewpie doll
Despite deception, the doll continues to believe in the speaker.
she believed in me
-doll doll doll doll doll doll doll doll
Repetition emphasizing the doll as an object of affection.
kewpie on a stick
Reference to a kewpie on a stick, anticipating the doll's arrival.
I can see her coming even now
-kewpie on a stick
-I can see her walking to me even now
-well I love that kewpie doll
Repetition of love for the kewpie doll, yet recognizing the inability to sustain the connection.
I can see her walking to me even now
-well I love that kewpie doll
-I can see her walking to me even now
-well I love that kewpie doll
-but I could not make it stick. end.
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