Somethin' For Nothin'
Love's Alchemy: A Journey from Darkness to Light
Lyrics
I think it was just a week ago Sunday
I recently experienced a significant event about a week ago on a Sunday.
That you walked into my life
You entered my life, making a memorable impact.
I was sitting all alone by Monday
On Monday, I found myself alone, reflecting on the previous night.
Trying to recall the night
I'm trying to remember the details of that night.
Told myself, "Hey man, you got nothing
I convinced myself that I have nothing valuable to offer.
So you gonna find some way
I need to find a way to make something up to impress and keep you.
Gonna have to make up something
I must fabricate a story to prevent you from leaving.
So she won't run away
I'll say anything to make you stay.
I'll say anything
Expressing willingness to say whatever it takes.
I'll promise everything
I'll make promises without hesitation.
And hope that you will never see me
Hoping that you won't notice my true self beneath the facade.
Getting somethin' for nothin
Desperation to gain favor or affection without offering much in return.
Only thing good about sundown
Finding solace in the disappearance of troubles at sundown.
Is all the clouds disappear
The night brings relief as problems vanish like clouds.
I've always been mostly a night owl
Being predominantly active during the night, possibly due to fears.
Some Transylvania fear
Referencing fear associated with Transylvania, emphasizing darkness.
Don't know any astrophysics
Admitting lack of knowledge in astrophysics.
But Midi's got no soul
A critique, suggesting that technology (Midi) lacks emotional depth.
More like an alchemist
Comparing oneself to an alchemist transforming the ordinary into something valuable.
Turning lead into gold
Making promises and telling anything to keep the relationship intact.
I'll promise everything
Expressing hope that the true self won't be revealed.
I'll tell you anything
Desperation to gain favor or affection without offering much in return.
And hope that you will never see me
Hoping that you won't notice my true self beneath the facade.
Getting somethin' for nothin
Desperation to gain favor or affection without offering much in return.
Once upon a midnight dreary
Beginning a tale reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
While I pondered so weak and weary
A nod to Poe's style, describing a moment of weakness and weariness.
Looking for some way I could be free
Searching for a way to break free from a challenging situation.
Oh and I remember
A recollection of a significant event in September.
It was a deep, dark and blue September
A dark and emotional memory involving a blackbird.
When that blackbird came for me
Reflecting on a past September with a sense of foreboding.
I poured over each dying ember
Examining memories and attempting to undo past actions.
Trying to return to sender
Efforts to reverse or escape consequences but with difficulty.
But I never, ever wanted to see
An unwillingness to confront certain realities or consequences.
But the shadow was so caustic
The emotional impact of a dark shadow, causing exhaustion.
And it left me so exhausted
The impact of the shadow leaves the narrator drained and fatigued.
Then I saw the Raven was me
A revelation that the dark shadow is a part of the narrator.
I'll say anything
Willingness to say anything to maintain the facade and avoid rejection.
I'll promise everything
Making promises without hesitation to keep the relationship intact.
And hope that you will never see me
Expressing hope that the true self won't be revealed.
Getting somethin' for nothin
Desperation to gain favor or affection without offering much in return.
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