No Expectations
Journey of Resilience: No Expectations by The Rolling Stones
Lyrics
Take me to the station
Expressing a desire to leave or escape.
And put me on a train
Request to be transported away.
I've got no expectations
Claiming to have no hopes or anticipations.
To pass through here again
Not expecting to return to the current place.
Once I was a rich man and
Reflecting on a past when wealth existed.
Now I am so poor
Contrasting the current state of poverty.
But never in my sweet short life
Expressing a unique, unfamiliar emotion.
Have I felt like this before
Emphasizing the unprecedented nature of the feeling.
You heart is like a diamond
Comparing the heart to a precious gem.
You throw your pearls at swine
Criticizing someone for wasting valuable things.
And as I watch you leaving me
Observing the departure of a loved one.
You pack my peace of mind
Linking the departure to the disturbance of inner peace.
Our love was like the water
Analogizing love to water splashing on a stone.
That splashes on a stone
Describing the transient and fleeting nature of love.
Our love is like our music
Comparing love to music, highlighting its impermanence.
It's here, and then it's gone
Indicating the ephemeral nature of both love and music.
So take me to the airport
Requesting transportation to the airport.
And put me on a plane
Asking to be placed on a plane for departure.
I've got no expectations
Reiterating the absence of expectations for return.
To pass through here again
Closing statement echoing the initial lack of expectations.
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