You Never Ask
Unspoken Emotions: The Silence of Unasked Feelings
Lyrics
Everything's right now, so it seems
Expressing that everything appears to be going well at the moment.
Saturday shopping, save and share
Describing a typical Saturday activity of shopping and the idea of saving and sharing.
Your smile of contentment how it beams
Highlighting the joy expressed through a smile of contentment.
Into the the warm suburban air
Setting the scene in a warm suburban environment.
You... forget the past
Suggesting a tendency to forget or overlook past events.
But you... don't want to know
Indicating a lack of interest or willingness to know certain things.
You... never ask me
Pointing out a consistent behavior of not asking about the speaker's experiences or feelings.
How I feel
Expressing a desire for the listener to inquire about the speaker's emotions.
(About her)
Referencing an unspecified person (her) and inviting questions about the speaker's feelings regarding her.
How I feel
Continuing the theme of wanting to be asked about feelings, this time without the mentioned person.
(Without her)
Expressing emotions and desires when not in the presence of the mentioned person.
The party was over much too soon
Reflecting on a party that ended prematurely.
We may as well finish off the punch
Suggesting the idea of finishing off leftover punch from the party.
All this rushing to consume
Commenting on the rush to consume, comparing it to changes in meal habits.
It used to be dinner, now it's lunch
Highlighting a shift from traditional dinner to a quicker lunch.
You... forget the past
Reiterating the tendency to forget or overlook the past.
You... don't want to know
Reemphasizing the lack of interest in knowing certain information.
You... never ask me
Repeating the theme of not being asked about the speaker's feelings.
How I feel
Expressing a desire for the listener to inquire specifically about feelings related to a certain person (her).
(About her)
Continuing the theme of wanting to be asked about feelings, specifically about the mentioned person (her).
How I feel
Expressing emotions and desires when not in the presence of the mentioned person (her).
(Without her)
Conveying emotions and desires in the absence of the mentioned person (her).
You... forget the past
Reiterating the tendency to forget or overlook the past.
You... don't want to know
Reemphasizing the lack of interest in knowing certain information.
You... never ask
Repeating the theme of not being asked about the speaker's feelings.
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