A Bad Penny
Echoes of Departure: Unveiling the Heartbreak in 'A Bad Penny'
Lyrics
Oh don't say those same idle lies
Expressing a dislike for repeated false statements
I've heard them before
Acknowledging familiarity with the lies mentioned
This fool who left his heart on an early train
Referring to someone who left with no intention of returning
Won't buy no more
Declaring a refusal to be deceived or hurt again
Oh no don't use
Advising against using manipulative, crying eyes
Those same weeping eyes
Expressing a refusal to provide comfort by wiping tears
Ill wipe them no more
Stating the end of emotional support
I didn't want to have to be cruel
Acknowledging the necessity of being truthful, even if it hurts
But the truth must be said
Emphasizing the importance of honesty
And you ain't heard enough
Implying that the listener hasn't heard enough of the truth
Oh it was not so long ago
Reflecting on a recent departure
Since you wandered out of here
Recalling the departure as not being too distant
To become a silver model
Describing the departed as a model of success
Of a city on the air
Symbolizing the city as an elevated and idealized place
So don't choke me with your lies
Rejecting lies and deceit with open eyes
Because this man has open eyes
Asserting perceptiveness and awareness
And I can see
Stating the ability to see through deception
I can see I can tell
Reiterating the capability to perceive and understand
I had it enough
Expressing dissatisfaction with a past filled with deception
All those sneaky bars and smart parties
Rejecting secretive and clever social gatherings
Had enough
Declaring an end to enjoyable but deceptive situations
All those sweet friends and lovers
Expressing dissatisfaction with false friends and lovers
I've I've had enough
Emphasizing having had enough of certain experiences
All those lonely rooms
Rejecting loneliness and empty spaces
And blank faces
Refusing to tolerate insincere or indifferent faces
Had enough
Declaring an end to certain negative experiences
And I want you I want you no more
Expressing a desire to move on from a past relationship
I want you I want you no more
Repeating the desire to break ties with the past
Oh don't say those same idle lies
Repeating the disdain for repeated false statements
I've heard them before
Reiterating the familiarity with the lies mentioned earlier
This fool who left his heart on an early train
Repeating the reference to someone who left without return
Won't buy no more
Emphasizing the finality of the decision to reject further deception
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