Ain't That a Shame
Love's Plague: A Melancholic Tale
Lyrics
Well, I'm tired of hearing voices,
Expressing fatigue and frustration with external influences.
I don't wanna hear no more.
Desire to avoid hearing more distressing voices or information.
So call somebody, baby I'll be useless in the morning.
Admitting potential uselessness in the morning and a sense of emotional vulnerability.
My heart is all in tatters, I ain't nobody's saint.
Acknowledging personal struggles and imperfections, rejecting any claim to saintliness.
I'm just trying not to call you, trying not to call you.
Struggling to resist the urge to call someone.
And I learned the rules out with the wolves.
Having learned life's harsh lessons, becoming ruthless and unprincipled.
I'm vicious now, honey, cruel and unprincipled.
Describing a transformed, more aggressive state.
With tears in my eyeballs, wine on my lips, uh huh.
Depicting emotional distress with tears and the influence of alcohol.
And all my love, my love, is a plague.
Characterizing love as a destructive force, a plague.
Ain't that a shame? Ain't that a shame?
Expressing regret or disappointment, emphasizing the negative aspect of love.
I throb and wince and weep, just the same
Describing physical and emotional pain.
I can't feel a thing ain't that a shame?
Feeling numb or emotionally detached, viewing it as unfortunate.
Now somebody hit the lights, get the ropes and medicines
Suggesting a need for intervention, possibly in a difficult situation.
And think about it, sugar, and how it's gonna end.
Considering the consequences and inevitable outcome of a situation.
Last night I was freezing, tonight I'm soaking wet.
Experiencing extreme temperature changes, possibly reflecting emotional turmoil.
Well, I must've had a fever, salivating in my bed.
Recounting symptoms of illness and discomfort.
And I learned the rules out with the wolves.
Reiteration of learning life's harsh lessons, now described as dumb and insatiable.
I'm vicious now, honey, dumb and insatiable.
Emphasizing an intensified state of aggression and desire.
With tears in my eyeballs, your name on my lips, uh huh.
Expressing emotional pain with the mention of tears and a specific person's name.
And all my love, my love, is a plague.
Repetition of love as a plague, reinforcing the negative perspective on love.
Ain't that a shame? Ain't that a shame?
Reiterating the theme of disappointment or regret.
I throb and wince and weep, just the same
Continuing to express physical and emotional pain.
I can't feel a thing, ain't that a shame?
Reiterating emotional numbness and detachment.
And all my love, she's a plague ain't that a shame?
Emphasizing that the speaker's love itself is a destructive force.
And you know you're gonna wait so long, time slips away.
Anticipating a prolonged wait and the passage of time.
Till you can't feel the kick, my, how we've changed.
Reflecting on personal change and desensitization over time.
I stood on the platform, waiting in vain, blue light, my baby
Recalling a moment of waiting in vain with a reference to a specific location and person.
And all my love, my love is a plague.
Reiteration of love as a destructive force, now described as a plague.
Ain't that a shame, ain't that a shame?
Repeating the theme of regret or disappointment.
Like poisonous fingers right in your veins,
Comparing the negative impact of love to poisonous fingers.
Who do you love? who do you blame?
Posing questions about love and responsibility.
Nobody knows what trouble I'm in.
Expressing a sense of isolation and the complexity of personal troubles.
Ain't that a shame, ain't it a shame?
Repeating the theme of regret or disappointment with a slightly different phrasing.
My poisonous fingers inside your veins,
Reiterating the comparison of love to poisonous fingers.
They gonna get you someday
Suggesting a future consequence of the negative impact of love.
Now ain't that a shame?
Repetition of the phrase "ain't that a shame," emphasizing the overall negative sentiment.</
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