Story Behind The Song
This song is about a first great love that did not last. Taking a chance on a romance can be exhilaration but also disappointing if one partner doesn't live up to the other's expectations.
Song Description
This song laments the failure of a lover to live up to his intentions as a partner in a relationship, and the consequences of vulnerability.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Still |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Change |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor, Norah Jones |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You say I'm a lovely lady, so I cannot go
I cannot go
I brought you joy, so I could not leave
I could not leave these memories
They started to grow
Like daffodils in the snow
Tea's growing cold on the windowsill
My hands are warm and my mind is still
Clothes unfolded, nothing's in its place
Cleaning would remind me that you've gone away
This mess is mine alone
Asked me to stay, and then you've gone
What good are good intentions
They're just words that bring me down
We've spoken too much already
But the silence begs for sound
The silence begs for sound
I never knew the ways of the broken hearted
I didn't want to lose control from the day this started
But as you walk away, I realize the truth
Holding it all together was the worst thing I could do
I never knew it'd come to this
I thought I'd always be your lovely lady
The man I knew won't look me in the eye
What good are good intentions
They're just words that bring me down
We've spoken too much already
But the silence begs for sound
But the silence begs for sound
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