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Couldn't Hear Me
Eric Roberson Lyrics


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She would sit and listen for hours as I played guitar yo
Sing my songs up on the radio while she was in her car yo
Her interest will grow
She came to my shows
She new every note
Each line that I wrote
And suddenly she was in love
In time I met this little girl was attracted to her ways yo
What took years for some couples to build for us it just took days yo
So as time went on I wrote her more songs



Not knowing those songs will soon come along
Leaving me in pain oh...

Chorus:
Show must go on unfortunately
I'm all alone
Up from my dreams
‘Cause she couldn't hear me over the music
Didn't hear me over the music
Couldn't hear me over the music
She never really knew my song

As time went on she started to see I was not superman no
I may have a gift for these words but I'm no more than a man so
My songs about joy
My songs about pain
She loved them the same but to me she changed
Holding on got so hard
I would be up in the studio
Some nights she slept alone (nights she slept alone)
She'll get mad, fill with jealously
‘Cause I'm making love to these poems oh
Now when I do shows it seems she gets steamed
As if I have flings with those girls that scream out my name
And she use to do the same

Chorus:
Show must go on unfortunately
I'm all alone
Up from my dreams
‘Cause she couldn't hear me over the music
Didn't hear me over the music
Couldn't hear me over the music
She never really knew my song
2 xs

If I find love tomorrow
hoping it don't follow
The path I've been lost on too many times….

Chorus:
Show must go on unfortunately
I'm all alone
Up from my dreams
‘Cause she couldn't hear me over the music
Didn't hear me over the music
Couldn't hear me over the music
She never really knew my song

Overall Meaning

In Eric Roberson's song "Couldn't Hear Me," the lyrics tell the story of a musician who falls in love with a woman who is an avid fan of his music. The woman spends countless hours listening to the musician play guitar and sing, and even comes to his shows and knows every note and lyric. Eventually, they fall in love and the musician writes more songs inspired by her. However, as time goes on, the woman starts to realize that the musician is just a man and not the superhero she may have thought he was. She becomes jealous of the attention he pays to his music and feels left out of his life. The chorus repeats the phrase "couldn't hear me over the music" to emphasize how the woman became so focused on the musician's passion for music that she couldn't see who he was as a person.


The lyrics also express the musician's frustration with the situation. He laments how performing music and writing songs takes up so much of his time and causes conflict in his relationship. He longs for a love that won't be overshadowed by his music and hopes to find it in the future.


Overall, the lyrics of "Couldn't Hear Me" explore the complexities of balancing a career in music with maintaining a successful romantic relationship. The song highlights the challenges of devotees, such as losing track of the person behind the art, and the inner battles of artists, seeking to find equilibrium between passion and love.


Line by Line Meaning

She would sit and listen for hours as I played guitar yo
She was always there, lending her ears as I played guitar and sang for hours


Sing my songs up on the radio while she was in her car yo
Even when she was in her car, she would turn on the radio and listen to every song I sang.


Her interest will grow
She was interested in every note and line of my songs and as time passed, her interest only grew stronger.


She came to my shows
She was always present to support me and showed up to all my performances.


She new every note
She knew every single detail about my songs and was always eager to listen to more.


Each line that I wrote
She was familiar with every line and every bit of melody I created in my songs.


And suddenly she was in love
All the time she spent with me, listening to my music and attending my shows, made her fall in love with me.


In time I met this little girl was attracted to her ways yo
A little time passed by and I met this girl, who I found quite attractive.


What took years for some couples to build for us it just took days yo
Couples usually take years to build what we built in just a matter of days.


So as time went on I wrote her more songs
As our relationship progressed, I kept writing more and more songs for her.


Not knowing those songs will soon come along
I didn’t know that these songs would soon become the reason for our separation.


Leaving me in pain oh...
My own songs, which I wrote for her, eventually caused me immense pain.


Chorus: Show must go on unfortunately, I'm all alone, Up from my dreams, ‘Cause she couldn't hear me over the music, Didn't hear me over the music, Couldn't hear me over the music, She never really knew my song
Though the show must go on, I am alone and devastated because she didn’t hear me when I poured out my heart through those songs that she never truly understood.


As time went on she started to see I was not superman no
As time went on, she seemed to realize that I was not a superhero, I was just a regular person.


I may have a gift for these words but I'm no more than a man so
Even though I may have a talent for writing songs, I'm just a mere mortal, susceptible to the same flaws that every other person has.


My songs about joy
Most of my songs dealt with happy topics and themes that brought joy to people.


My songs about pain
Others were written about pain and loss, a side of me she never truly understood.


She loved them the same but to me she changed
She listened to all my songs with equal fervor, but to me, she changed when she couldn’t understand some of my deeper, more emotional songs.


Holding on got so hard
Despite how difficult things were becoming, I tried to hang on to our relationship.


I would be up in the studio
There were nights when I worked in the studio, trying to create more music for her.


Some nights she slept alone (nights she slept alone)
Some nights, she would end up sleeping alone in bed, while I worked away in the studio.


She'll get mad, fill with jealously
She would get mad and jealous when she thought about me spending time with other women, working on music instead of spending time with her.


‘Cause I'm making love to these poems oh
She thought that I was cheating on her with the women in my songs.


Now when I do shows it seems she gets steamed
Nowadays, when she comes to my shows, she seems to get angered more easily.


As if I have flings with those girls that scream out my name
She incorrectly assumes that I have relationships with the female fans who scream out my name at performances.


And she use to do the same
Ironically, she was once in those same shoes, screaming my name, just like the other female fans.


If I find love tomorrow hoping it don't follow, The path I've been lost on too many times….
If I do find love in the future, I hope it won’t follow the path of previous relationships, which I’ve lost too many times already.




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