Blame It on the Times
Unraveling Love's Complex Tapestry: Blame It on the Times
Lyrics
As you sit there in your loneliness,
Expressing the listener's state of loneliness.
Confused as you must be.
Acknowledging the listener's confusion.
I'm sure a dozen questions come to mind.
Suggesting that the listener has many questions.
And if you're wondering why I left you,
The singer left, and the listener is questioning why.
After all you've done for me,
Despite the listener's support, the singer left.
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.
Attributing the departure to the influence of the times.
The many times you had your way,
Reflecting on instances where the listener had control.
No matter what the cost.
Emphasizing the cost of the listener's actions.
And the many times you took for granted,
Highlighting instances where love was taken for granted.
Love you now have lost.
Pointing out the loss of love due to the listener's actions.
And if I've hurt you, darling,
Expressing regret for causing pain to the listener.
I don't mean to be unkind.
Emphasizing that the singer didn't intend to be unkind.
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.
Attributing the hurtful actions to the influence of the times.
That small conceited world of yours,
Criticizing the listener's self-centered worldview.
Could never understand,
Stating that the listener's world can't comprehend certain choices.
That to want to stand alone is not a crime.
Defending the desire to stand alone as not criminal.
And, if for one time in my life,
Expressing a rare instance of the singer acting independently.
I'm acting like a man,
Asserting that acting independently is a mature decision.
I guess you'll have to blame it on the times.
Blaming the independent action on the influence of the times.
Blame it on the many times,
Assigning blame to the times for seeking a hiding place.
A hiding place I'd seek.
Explaining a tendency to hide when facing difficulties.
Afraid to say what's on my mind,
Being afraid to express thoughts and feeling ashamed of weakness.
An' ashamed for being weak.
Expressing a realization after a prolonged period of blindness.
So if at last I'm seeing,
Admitting fault and attributing it to the influence of the times.
After so long being blind,
Recognizing the need to blame the times for past actions.
I suppose you'll have to blame it on the times.
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