Birds Of A Feather
Echoes of Regret: Love Lost and Lessons Learned in 'Birds Of A Feather'
Lyrics
She’s a travel agent for guilt trips
She metaphorically orchestrates guilt trips, influencing feelings of remorse or regret in others.
She needs a lot of love and I know this
Expresses that she requires a substantial amount of love, and the speaker is aware of this need.
If I wanted a lecture I could have left her
If the speaker desired a lecture, they could have left her and returned to school on their own accord.
And dragged myself back to school
Reflects on the choice of staying with her instead of pursuing academic endeavors.
These memories will never be
Indicates that certain memories will persist and not fade away.
Like birds of a feather I should have known better
Compares the speaker's situation to birds of a feather, suggesting shared characteristics or mistakes.
This misery will never leave
Conveys the enduring nature of misery in the speaker's situation.
Like birds of a feather I should have known better
Reiterates the regret and realization that the speaker should have known better, drawing parallels with birds of a feather.
She’s the one that I want, the love that I lost
States that she is the desired one, the love that was lost by the speaker.
I gave her the world but it wasn’t enough
Despite giving her the world, it was insufficient to sustain the relationship.
She’s got me wrapped around her finger
Describes the speaker being emotionally entangled, figuratively wrapped around her finger.
These memories still linger
Expresses the lingering presence of memories related to the relationship.
There’s nothing I can do or say to make her change
Conveys the helplessness of the speaker, unable to change her or the situation.
There’s a girl on my mind she has my heart
Introduces another girl in the speaker's thoughts who holds his heart.
And this curse that I’ve got is tearing us apart
Describes a curse affecting the speaker and causing a rift in the relationship.
She’s all I can’t stand but all I couldn’t stand to lose
Highlights the contradiction of disliking certain aspects of her personality while being unable to bear the thought of losing her.
These memories will never be
Repeats the idea that certain memories will endure.
Like birds of a feather I should have known better
Reiterates the regret and realization that the speaker should have known better, using the metaphor of birds of a feather.
This misery will never leave
Emphasizes the persistent nature of misery in the speaker's situation.
Like birds of a feather I should have known better
Repeats the regret and realization that the speaker should have known better, drawing parallels with birds of a feather.
She’s the one that I want, the love that I lost
Restates that she is the desired one, the love that was lost by the speaker.
I gave her the world but it wasn’t enough
Despite giving her the world, it was insufficient to sustain the relationship.
What we had was just pretend, you’ve gone and done it again
Declares that what they had was only pretense, accusing her of repeating the same behavior again.
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