Nothing to You
Lost Love's Echo: A Tale of Unrequited Devotion
Lyrics
Well my kind's been around forever
Describes the enduring existence of the speaker's kind throughout history.
And I claim to be one of the few
The speaker asserts belonging to a rare group or category.
But the lost cause of words walks away with my nerves
Feeling emotionally drained because futile attempts at expressing feelings have been in vain.
'Cause I'm gay as a choir boy for you
The speaker expresses intense attraction or affection for someone, using an unconventional simile.
You got hair that recalls me of rivers
Comparing the beauty of the person's hair to the flowing nature of rivers.
Runs softly while you dream of you
Implies the person is peaceful while dreaming of themselves.
But your heart is so cold that it shivers
Despite external beauty, the person's emotional core is cold and distant.
'Cause that I know is I'm nothing to you
The speaker realizes they mean little or nothing to the person they admire.
And I followed you into the party
The speaker enters a social gathering uninvited to be near the person they desire.
That no one invited me to
Highlighting exclusion or alienation from events where the person of interest is present.
But alone I made love to my 40
Alone, the speaker seeks solace through alcohol, imagining intimacy with the admired person.
And played make-believe it was you
The speaker uses imagination to fill the void of intimacy, pretending their drink is the admired person.
But I watched you forget your belongings
Observing the person's forgetfulness and gathering their possessions, possibly to maintain a connection.
And belongings you've got quite a few
Commenting on the person's materialistic nature or abundance of possessions.
I filled up your bag with my longings
Metaphorically loading the person's belongings with the speaker's unfulfilled desires and emotions.
And searched through this whole, wide city for you
Actively searching throughout the city in pursuit of the admired person.
And we'll walk 'neath the street lamps forever
Envisions an eternal companionship beneath street lamps, implying a desire for lasting closeness.
You'll say you remind me of you
The person finds similarities between the speaker and themselves, possibly superficially.
It's so damn cliche that it's clever
Recognizes the cliché nature of the comparison but finds a certain intelligence or charm in it.
It's so fucking false, you think that it's true
Comments on the irony of false perceptions being seen as genuine by the admired person.
'Cause I heard that you forgot that you were (a) lover
Implies that the admired person forgot about being in a relationship.
And lovers you've got one or two
Suggests the person has multiple lovers, and the speaker is unsure of their significance.
But you can't tell one from the other
Expresses the person's inability to differentiate between their various lovers.
Now, mama, now you're nothing to you
An accusatory realization that the person does not value themselves adequately.
And it's down by the riverside (wasting away)
A location tied to a state of deterioration or aimlessness, possibly reflecting a feeling of despair or loss.
And it's down by the riverside (beating the clay)
Reiteration of a desolate or downtrodden state, emphasizing despair and distress.
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