The Magnetic Fields

Love Goes Home to Paris in the Spring

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I'm counting the habits you made me break
I'm counting the drugs you won't let me take
I'm counting my friends you won't let me see

I've had enough
you never give me anything
don't you know love goes home to Paris in the spring?

adding up the hours I waited for you
I'm counting the calls that never came through
I'm counting my friends you melted away
I'm counting the times you were king for a day.

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by gogue

17y ago

How come such a nice song have no comments yet?

Its melody is so beautiful, and the lyrics got a very deep meanings, in my opinion. It's like an ultimatum: "Hey, I've put so much effort on it but I can't see anything from you. The World out there is so beautiful, I'm not getting stuck here, the spring is coming and it's when I'm going to Paris". Don't get used to something that isn't good at all for you, Paris is more conforting and warm and even more beautiful in the spring, so it's the perfect time to leave something behind and move on.

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by Clud

16y ago

Exactly how it is with me and my girlfriend. I hate it. (the situation I'm in, not the song)

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