Matrimony
Saving for Sorrow: Matrimony's Bittersweet Reflections
Lyrics
Well I'm saving this dress for my wedding day
Expressing the intention to keep a dress for a future wedding day.
Momma wouldn't have it any other way
Indicating that the speaker's mother strongly prefers this choice.
She says when she married
Referring to the mother's own marriage and its details.
Her waist was twenty three
Stating the mother's waist measurement at the time of her marriage.
I guess I'll never wear it anyway
Expressing doubt about ever wearing the dress and potential reluctance towards marriage.
I don't believe I care to marry
Declaring a lack of interest in getting married.
Though I cannot explain exactly why
Unable to provide a precise explanation for the disinterest in marriage.
It somehow seems to me
Expressing a personal sentiment about marriage.
Matrimony is misery
Describing matrimony as a source of misery.
Simply a faster way to die
Characterizing marriage as a quicker path to death.
I'm saving all my money for my wedding day
Saving money for an eventual wedding day.
You know my momma wouldn't have it any other way
Reiterating the mother's strong preference for saving money for a wedding.
She says when she married
Recalling the mother's financial situation at her own wedding.
She didn't have a dime
Highlighting the mother's lack of wealth during her marriage.
But I guess I'll spend that money some other way
Considering using the saved money for something other than a wedding.
Because I don't believe I care to marry
Expressing a lack of desire to get married.
Although I cannot explain exactly why
Unable to provide a clear reason for the aversion to marriage.
It somehow seems to me
Expressing a personal perspective on marriage.
That matrimony is misery
Describing matrimony as a source of misery.
Simply a faster way to die
Characterizing marriage as a faster route to death.
Well I'm saving my best thing for my wedding day
Deciding to save the best thing for a future wedding day.
Because my poppa wouldn't have it any other way
Indicating the father's strong preference for this decision.
He says if I lose it early
Referring to potential consequences of losing a certain aspect early in life.
I'll have thrown my life away
Implying that losing this aspect early is seen as a life-wasting mistake.
But I swear I'll use my cherry my own way
Promising to use a specific aspect in one's own way, despite parental advice.
I don't believe I care to marry
Reiterating a lack of interest in marriage.
Though I cannot explain exactly why
Unable to provide a clear reason for the disinterest in marriage.
It somehow seems to me
Expressing a personal sentiment about marriage.
Matrimony is misery
Describing matrimony as a source of misery.
Simply a faster way to die
Characterizing marriage as a faster route to death.
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