Lyrics
Well I wheeled my sorry load down the laundry aisle
Feeling sorrowful, I pushed my laundry cart down the aisle in a store.
And the FM it poured all into my ear
The FM radio filled my ears with its content.
Someone scanned my living hell -
Someone observed or scanned through the items representing the speaker's miserable life.
The dog food on the conveyor belt
Amidst mundane items like dog food on the checkout belt.
I could not but stare out into space
The speaker was lost in thoughts, staring into space.
Every song (every song)
Every single song...
Every song they play (every song)
Every song being played...
Ooh every song is a stone heartbreak
Indicates that every song evokes feelings of heartbreak.
There was a rainy afternoon down in Sandringham -
Referencing a past rainy day at Sandringham, a place where the speaker was with Henry and Billie Jean.
With Henry and Billie Jean at the indoor pool
Describing a scene at an indoor pool where the speaker felt emotionally vulnerable.
On that ladder by the side -
The speaker experienced a breakdown while being on a ladder.
Oh well I broke right down and cried
The speaker openly cried in that situation.
I confess I was not doing so good
The speaker admits to not doing well emotionally.
Every song (every song)
Again, emphasizing that every song...
Every song they play (every song)
Every song being played triggers heartbreak.
Ooh every song is a stone heartbreak
Reiterating the sentiment that each song intensifies feelings of heartbreak.
I don't know how much (every song)
The speaker isn't sure how much...
How much more I can take (every song)
...more emotional pain they can endure from each song.
Ooh every song is a stone heartbreak
Confirming that every song brings a heartbreak.
Never felt so bad in my poor life
Expressing the speaker's worst emotional state ever.
Every turn of the dial is a twist of the knife - Oh!
Every change in music brings emotional pain, comparing it to twisting a knife.
Coming at me across the park
Implies that music, regardless of its source, affects the speaker emotionally.
Coming at me from the cars
Music coming from various directions impacts the speaker.
Well go on and turn it up -
Encouraging someone to turn up the volume, perhaps as a way of confronting the emotional turmoil.
Go on, and turn up the guitars!
Specifically urging to increase the guitar sound, potentially to cope with or face the emotions stirred by music.
Every song (every song)
Reaffirming the idea that each song...
Every song they play (every song)
...played contributes to heartbreak.
Ooh every song is a stone heartbreak
Every song intensifies the feelings of heartbreak.
I don't know how much (every song)
The speaker is uncertain about...
How much more I can take (every song)
...how much more emotional pain they can endure from each song.
Ooh every song is a stone heartbreak
Confirming that every song played leads to a feeling of heartbreak.
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