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The Rolling Stones – Till The Next Goodbye Lyrics 11 years ago
This songs is about about an illicit relationship between two lovers.
The point of view, Jagger as narrator, speaks to the mistress apologetically and with a guilty conscience... In one line on the bridge, Jagger manages to convey empathy, culpability, and frustration: 'I can't go on like this/Can ya? Can ya?'
On paper it seems clear, the narrator is asking out of the relationship (paraphrasing): "I can't do this, can ya?" But the way Jagger sings it, it sounds like he's asking, "You can't do this anymore, can you?" He's conveying a different meaning altogether, almost as if he is playing both parts in one line.

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