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How My Soul Cries Out for You

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The night was cold, was deja-vu
I went on thinking we were too
How my soul cries out for you

To many places we once knew
To many faces, still no clue
How my soul cries out for you

I didn't think I needed you when I got out on my own
Dead set on having my way I was convinced that
I was right and you were wrong
Then I started thinkin' to myself
Well maybe what they say is true
How could we get so turned around when you needed me
As much as I needed you...

I tried to get you on the phone
No one answered, no one answered at home
I heard that you thought we were through
Somethin' I had, somethin' I had to do and
How my soul cries for you

How my soul cries out for you
It cries for love that we once knew
How my soul cries out for you

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idan On Jun 11, 2003

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by m109186556

3y ago

According to Kevin Cummings' book in the On Track series, this song is actually about a man who breaks up with a woman, thinks better of it, tries to call her, then finds her in a bar with another man and murders him. It's funny, for all the years I've known this song, I never made that connection. It's not reflected in the lyrics at all, but you could interpret the parody-like sound clip toward the end of the song-- people in a bar, glass breaking, Robby Steinhardt screaming, and a crowd gasping in shock-- to indicate this. Makes sense, but I wonder where Mr. Cummings got the information to support this interpretation. There's no reference to where he got it in the book. But it does fit.... Just kind of vague, because without that clip which isn't really part of the song proper, you would have no way of knowing this.

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