Hard For Young Lovers
Yearning Echoes: Navigating Love's Turmoil in 'Hard For Young Lovers'
Lyrics
You told me you were leaving
You informed me of your departure
With a note pinned to my bookcase
You left a note attached to my bookshelf
You said you could not bring yourself
You couldn't face telling me directly
To tell me to my face
You found it difficult to confront me in person
Too many cold summers have passed
Several cold summers have passed since our last love
Since we were last in love
We haven't been in love for a long time
And i’ve laboured too long in the rain for too little
I've endured hardships in the rain for insufficient reward
You need more now than i can give
You require more than I can provide
More than i can show for the time i’ve spent
My efforts haven't yielded enough for the time invested
With my brothers-in-arms but trouble and pain
I've spent time with trouble and pain, my only companions
You said you left your share of the rent
You mentioned leaving your share of the rent
Between victor hugo and maynard keynes
Referencing notable figures (Victor Hugo and Maynard Keynes)
I just miss you
I simply miss you
There’s nothing left round here
There's nothing remaining in this place
And i just miss you
Expressing the feeling of missing the person
Times are hard for young lovers
Times are challenging for young lovers
And i just miss you
Reiterating the sense of longing
You told me not to try and find you
You advised against trying to find you
If i ever cared about you
If I ever cared, I shouldn't attempt to locate you
If i could, i’d remind you
If possible, I would remind you of the good times without you
Of the fine times i will have without you
Expressing a desire to highlight positive experiences
I’d love to say you’ve been a fool
Expressing a reluctance to criticize
But i don’t know that i could say it and mean it
Doubtful about stating negative thoughts sincerely
The truth is you’re a saint to have seen it this far
Acknowledging the person's endurance and virtue
Just sitting, staring at the walls with me
Reflecting on shared moments of contemplation
I’ve got nowhere to be tomorrow
No specific plans or obligations for the next day
Maybe at the bottom of the river
Contemplating a drastic action, possibly self-destructive
The state that i’m in, no mortal sin
The current emotional state makes any wrongdoing acceptable
Could hold me here now
No external force can keep the person in the current situation
Now the union’s set a course for sorrow
A reference to a collective decision leading to sadness
Maybe i’ll paint pictures of my father
Considering a creative outlet for emotional pain
You know i had to make a stand
Asserting the necessity of taking a stand
If that old beast had to die
Reflecting on the inevitability of change
Did they have to stab it with that glint in their eye?
Questioning the method used for change, expressing discomfort
Did they have to look so bloody happy?
Expressing discontent with the joy surrounding the change
I just miss you
Repetition of the sentiment of missing the person
There’s nothing left round here
Emphasizing the emptiness of the current environment
And i just miss you
Reiterating the feeling of missing the person
Times are hard for young lovers
Highlighting the challenges faced by young lovers
And i just miss you
Repetition of the sentiment of missing the person
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