Frances
Ode to Frances: A Love Story Told in Fur and Melody
Lyrics
I bought him at thrift town for sixty-five cents.
I acquired a teddy bear named Frances at a thrift store for sixty-five cents.
If I had a kingdom he would be my prince.
If I had a realm or domain, Frances would hold a special place as my princely figure.
His cuteness is too much for my tolerance,
The overwhelming cuteness of Frances surpasses my capacity to tolerate such adorableness.
Frances I love you.
Expressing love and affection towards the teddy bear Frances.
He's got a thick neck and his fur is brown,
Frances has a thick neck, and his fur is brown in color.
I don't need a blanket when he's around,
When Frances is present, I don't need a blanket; his presence is comforting enough.
I once was lost but with him I'm found,
Having Frances in my life has brought a sense of purpose and direction.
Frances I love you.
Reiterating love and admiration for Frances.
Put me in prison and put me in his cubicle,
Expressing a willingness to be confined or restricted as long as it means being with Frances.
If he was on my fingertip he'd be the cutical,
Comparing Frances to a cuticle on a fingertip, emphasizing his small and cherished nature.
If he is the nucleus, I'm the particle, frances t.
Metaphorically positioning Frances as the nucleus, with the speaker being the surrounding particle.
Bear how'd you get so radical?
Praising Frances for being unusually radical or unconventional.
Oh why'd you take frances away oh-ee-ay-oh
Expressing sorrow or questioning why Frances was taken away.
Oh why couldn't you let him stay oh-ee-ay-oh
Expressing regret about Frances' departure and questioning why the separation occurred.
Oh why'd you take frances away oh-ee-ay-oh
Repeating the emotional impact of Frances' departure.
Oh frances, I love you.
Reaffirming love for Frances despite the separation.
Guitar.yeah me and frances got a special kind of love,
Highlighting a unique and special bond between the speaker and Frances, using a guitar metaphor.
It fits just right, it feels like a glove,
Describing the comfortable and perfect fit of their relationship, akin to a well-fitted glove.
I hope when I die that I see him up above,
Expressing a hope that in the afterlife, the speaker will be reunited with Frances.
Frances you're the one I'm dreaming of.
Affirming that Frances is the subject of the speaker's dreams and desires.
I bought him at thrift town for sixty-five cents,
Repeating the details of acquiring Frances from a thrift store.
He's cuter than the artist formerly known as prince,
Comparing Frances' cuteness to that of the artist formerly known as Prince.
And he'd never make a joke at my expense,
Emphasizing Frances' loyalty by stating he would never make a joke at the speaker's expense.
Frances I love you.
Reiterating love for Frances.
I gave him to a girl who was really sweet,
Narrating the act of giving Frances to a sweet girl.
And now you know she's sweet on me,
Implying that the girl is now romantically involved with the speaker.
And when I'm over he's between the sheets,
Suggesting that Frances remains a part of intimate moments between the speaker and the girl.
Frances I love youso now the time came for me and frances to part...
Expressing continued love for Frances despite the separation.
Come on frances, you knew it would be like this from the very start:
Addressing Frances, acknowledging the inevitability of their parting from the beginning.
I just can't bear to give you my heart.
Expressing reluctance to emotionally invest or commit to Frances.
Frances I miss you.
Expressing the speaker's longing or emotional void in the absence of Frances.
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