Parting Gift

i opened my eyes while you were kissing me once
more than once
and you looked as sincere as a dog
just as sincere as a dog does when
it's the food on your lips with which it's in love

i bet you could never tell but you didnt know me that well
it is my fault you see
you never learned that much from me

oh you silly stupid passed time of mine
you were always good for a rhyme
and from the first to the last time
the sign said stop
but we went on whole hearted
it ended bad but i love what we started
it said stop
but we went on whole hearted
it ended bad but i love what we started

i took off my glasses while you were yelling at me once
more than once
so as not to see you see me react
shoulda put them on again
so i could see you see me sincerely yelling back
i bet your fortress fades
it is by the grace of me you never learned what i could see

oh you silly stupid passed time of mine
you were always good for a rhyme
all the last times
all the signs said stop
but we went on whole hearted
it ended bad but i love what we started
it said stop
but we went on whole hearted
it ended bad but i love what we started

~Fiona Apple






tha significance...

    It's hard to explain why you stick with someone you know isn't any good for you. And I think Fiona pokes some subtle fun at the idea in this song. "You were good for a rhyme" and amen! Some of the worst relationships make for some of the best life-lessons. This song is simple but says in so few words what so many of us go through. We know what we're doing to ourselves but we say oh well and go through it. In the end, you can't entirely blame a bad relationship on the other person - you had to have been getting something out of it. Here, Fiona says "..eh... it wunt all that but it was good while it lasted..."






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