Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose: Love's Painful Journey Unveiled
Lyrics
It's been two months and I'm dying inside
Expressing emotional distress and suffering after a two-month period.
I wish I'd a had you as my bride
Expressing a regretful desire that the speaker had the person as their spouse.
The pain is in bloom and things are bleak
Describing emotional pain and a bleak situation.
I didn't even think of you once last week
Admitting a lack of thoughts about the person in the past week.
I'm sitting here wondering what to do
Contemplating what to do in the current emotional state.
Thinking about the night I bid my darling adieu
Reflecting on the night of parting with the loved one.
I thought my love had faded and gone
Realizing that the speaker's love did not fade as initially thought.
It was me, I was wrong all along
Taking responsibility for the misunderstanding and admitting fault.
The rain it falls and the wind does blow
Describing the atmospheric conditions symbolically.
I gave my love a red, red rose
Referencing the gift of a red rose as a token of love.
I wasn't faithful I treated her poor
Confessing unfaithfulness and mistreatment of the loved one.
For this pain in my heart there ain't no cure
Expressing the depth of emotional pain with no apparent remedy.
I'm suffering hard, no the pain won't end
Communicating enduring suffering and hopelessness.
It's only you who I could depend
Acknowledging the dependency on the loved one for support.
Forgive me love, let's start anew
Pleading for forgiveness and expressing a desire to start anew.
I never thought I would prove untrue
Surprised at one's own unfaithfulness, not anticipating such behavior.
So listen to me all you ale house men
Addressing others, advising against succumbing to the allure of the tavern.
Don't let the tavern take you in
Warning against the negative influence of taverns.
Don't let the cravings change your ways
Cautioning against letting desires lead to a regrettable path.
Or you will be single all the rest of your days
Implying that giving in to cravings can lead to loneliness.
The rain it falls and the wind does blow
Repeating atmospheric symbolism, reinforcing emotional turmoil.
I gave my love a red, red rose
Reiterating the symbolic gift of the red rose and its significance.
I wasn't faithful I treated her poor
Repeating the confession of unfaithfulness and mistreatment.
For this pain in my heart there ain't no cure
Reiterating the incurable nature of the emotional pain.
I'm suffering hard, no the pain won't end
Reiterating the enduring suffering and hopelessness.
It's only you who I could depend
Re-emphasizing the dependency on the loved one for support.
Forgive me love, let's start anew
Repeating the plea for forgiveness and a fresh start.
I never thought I would prove untrue
Reiterating the surprise at one's own unfaithfulness.
So listen to me all you ale house men
Addressing others again, advising against the tavern's influence.
Don't let the tavern take you in
Repeating the warning about the negative impact of taverns.
Don't let the cravings change your ways
Repeating the caution against letting desires change one's path.
Or you will be single all the rest of your days
Reiterating the potential consequence of loneliness due to succumbing to cravings.
The rain it falls and the wind does blow
Repeating atmospheric symbolism, reinforcing emotional turmoil.
I gave my love a red, red rose
Reiterating the symbolic gift of the red rose and its significance.
I wasn't faithful I treated her poor
Repeating the confession of unfaithfulness and mistreatment.
For this pain in my heart there ain't no cure
Reiterating the incurable nature of the emotional pain.
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