Canada
Unrequited Love's Melody: The Heartbreak in The Field Mice's 'Canada'
Lyrics
It breaks, time after time, your heart in two
Expressing the repeated heartbreak experienced, emphasizing the pain of a broken heart.
It breaks, time after time, you're crying out
Reiterating the emotional distress caused by repeated heartbreak, possibly through crying.
He doesn't care about you, whereas, I do
Comparing the singer's care and concern for the listener with the apparent lack of care from someone else.
He doesn't care about you as I do
Highlighting the singer's claim to care about the listener more than the other person does.
I would never treat you as he does
Declaring the singer's commitment to treating the listener with respect and not behaving negatively.
Behave that way, I'd never, towards you
Reaffirming the singer's commitment to positive behavior towards the listener.
You don't care what I would or would not do
Suggesting that the listener may not be concerned about the singer's intentions or actions.
You don't care what I would or would not do
Repeating the idea that the listener may not care about the singer's intentions or actions.
He doesn't love you
Asserting that the person the listener is involved with does not love them.
I'm the one who loves you
Claiming that the singer is the one who truly loves the listener.
I'm the one who loves you
Reiterating the singer's claim to be the one who loves the listener sincerely.
You don't love me
Stating that the listener does not reciprocate love towards the singer.
He's the one you love
Pointing out that the person the listener loves is someone else.
He's the one you love
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves someone other than the singer.
He's the one you love
Reiterating the idea that the listener's affection is directed towards another person.
Those we love don't always love us back
Expressing a general truth that those we love may not reciprocate our feelings.
You and I, the two of us, know that
Acknowledging a shared understanding between the singer and the listener about the complexities of love.
You can have the one that you don't want
Suggesting that the listener can choose to be with someone they do not truly desire.
You can have the one that you don't want
Repeating the idea that the listener has the option to be with someone they do not really want.
He doesn't love you
Reiterating the claim that the person the listener is involved with does not genuinely love them.
I'm the one who loves you
Emphasizing that the singer is the one who truly loves the listener.
I'm the one who loves you
Repeating the assertion that the singer is the one who loves the listener sincerely.
You don't love me
Reiterating the statement that the listener does not reciprocate love towards the singer.
He's the one you love
Affirming that the person the listener loves is someone else.
He's the one you love
Repeating the assertion that the listener loves someone other than the singer.
He's the one you love
Reiterating the idea that the listener's affection is directed towards another person.
Those we love don't always love us back
Restating the general truth that those we love may not reciprocate our feelings.
You and I, the two of us, know that
Reaffirming the shared understanding between the singer and the listener about the complexities of love.
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