The Art of Cooking for Two
Cooking for Two: A Melodic Tale of Love and Culinary Adventures
Lyrics
One of us is packing things in boxes
One person is packing belongings into boxes.
The other two are trying to pretend
Two others are pretending, likely about a romantic interest.
That the boy she loves is not all that obnoxious
They are downplaying the obnoxious qualities of the person one of them loves.
We're hoping that she'll see sense in the end
Hopeful that the person will realize the issues and make a sensible decision.
But I've come to depend
The speaker has become reliant on the uniqueness of supportive friends.
On the strangeness of kind friends
Emphasizing the importance of kind and strange friends in the speaker's life.
Takes a good look and remembers
Reflecting on memories associated with cookbooks.
All the cookbooks that her friend has
The person is remembering the friend's collection of cookbooks.
And the dinner was always delicious
Recalling that dinners were consistently delicious.
And it was all she could do just to do the dishes
Expressing that doing the dishes was the most the person could do.
She wrapped her coffee cups in newspaper
Packing fragile items like coffee cups with care.
She took down all her paintings from the wall
Taking down personal paintings as part of the moving process.
Soon enough she said I'll see you later
Anticipating a temporary farewell with a promise to meet later.
And gave her half an hour before giving her a call
Giving a short time before making a phone call.
I don't blame her at all
Not blaming the person for leaving; her bike is still in the hall.
Her bike's still in the hall
The friend's bike remains in the hallway.
Takes a good look and remembers
Recalling memories tied to cookbooks once again.
All the cookbooks that her friend has
Remembering the friend's collection of cookbooks.
Lunch is always leftovers
Pointing out that lunch consists of leftovers.
The art of cooking for two
Highlighting the difficulty of cooking for two people.
Is lost on me and you
Emphasizing the challenges of cooking for two.
We've eaten and eaten
Having eaten excessively until feeling pain.
Until it hurts
Creating a new meaning for the phrase 'just desserts' after overeating.
Given a whole new meaning
Expressing suspicion, possibly related to overeating consequences.
To just desserts
Suggesting that the proof of overeating is in the pudding.
I've got my suspicions
Playing with the saying "the proof is in the pudding" regarding suspicions.
But the pudding's where the proof is
Indicating the speaker's sweet tooth and love for desserts.
And you know how sweet my tooth is
Connecting the sweetness of desserts with the speaker's personality.
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