The Paris of the West

Exploring Love and Regret in The Paris of the West
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Lyrics

Yeah

Expression of affirmation or agreement.

Yeah

Repetition for emphasis.

Yeah yeah, c'mon

Encouragement or a call to action.

Mmh

Expressing satisfaction or contemplation.


She said, "I liked all your pictures (pictures)

A woman expresses admiration for the speaker's photos.

And your left side's your best side, just in case you didn't know"

Complimenting the speaker's left side, implying physical attractiveness.

Hmm-mmh-mmh-mmh

Musical interlude, possibly emphasizing a moment of reflection.

She's from San Francisco

Identifying the woman's origin as San Francisco.

She said, "The West Side is the best side, just in case you didn't know"

Preference for the West Side of San Francisco.

Mmh-mmh-mmh-mmh

Musical interlude, similar to line 8.


How 'bout you and I waste some time?

Suggesting spending time together.

And get to know if we can take this thing offline?

Exploring the possibility of a deeper connection offline.

Maybe I'll fall for you (fall for you), oh

Expressing openness to falling in love.

Maybe I won't

Uncertainty about falling in love.

I can be your everything until everything ain't enough

Offering to be everything for someone until it's not enough.


She said don't come lookin' for love, love

Advising against seeking love.

Don't come lookin' for love, love

Repeating the warning not to seek love.

She said there's no such thing (no)

Stating the belief that there is no such thing as love.

There's no worse thing

Emphasizing the absence of love as a negative thing.

A lot of light, a little sex

Listing elements of a relationship: light, sex, regret.

Some regret, that's it

Summarizing a relationship with limited components.

Don't come lookin' for love, love

Repeating the warning not to seek love.

Don't come lookin' for love

Reiterating the advice against searching for love.


Yeah, yeah (love)

Repeating the advice not to look for love.

Don't come lookin' for love

Reiteration of the warning.

Yeah, yeah (love)

Continued repetition of the advice.

Don't come lookin' for love

Further emphasis on avoiding the search for love.

Yeah, yeah (love)

Final repetition of the advice against seeking love.

Don't come lookin' for love

Continued emphasis on not looking for love.

Yeah, yeah (love)

Concluding repetition of the warning not to seek love.

The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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