The Line it Curves
David Lynch Lyrics


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Goin' out
Get in my car
The way you've been treatin' me baby
Ain't comin' back your way
Savin' my money
For a rainy day
It's rainy, baby
The line it curves
A certain way
Bend back to the start
'cause you're the woman
Who broke my heart

I just won't be comin' home today
Or tomorrow either, baby
Goin' out
In my car
The way you've been treatin' me baby
Ain't comin' back your way

The line it curves
A certain way
Bend back to the start

'cause you're the woman
Who broke my heart
'cause you're the only one
That can mend this heart

The line it curves
A certain way
Bend back to the start

'cause you're the woman
Who broke my heart
'cause you're the only one
That can mend this heart




'cause you're the only one
That can mend this heart

Overall Meaning

David Lynch's song "The Line it Curves" is a ballad about a man's decision to leave a toxic relationship. In the opening verses, Lynch establishes that the singer of the song has made up his mind to leave his lover. He's going out and getting in his car, determined not to return to his partner who has treated him badly. The line "Savin' my money for a rainy day, it's rainy, baby" suggests that the man is aware of the challenges of starting over, but feels he has no other choice but to leave his partner.


The line that gives the song its title, "The line it curves a certain way, bend back to the start," is a metaphor for the cyclical nature of human relationships. People often repeat the same patterns and make the same mistakes, as if caught in a loop. The singer recognizes that his relationship with his partner has reached a dead end and that he must break the cycle if he wants to find happiness.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Cause you're the woman who broke my heart" several times, emphasizing the importance that the former lover has in the singer's life. The ballad seems to suggest that, even as he's leaving her, he is still reliant on her to heal him. In this sense, the song is a meditation on the complex nature of love and its ability to both harm and heal.


Line by Line Meaning

Goin' out
I am leaving


Get in my car
I am traveling in my vehicle


The way you've been treatin' me baby
Your behavior towards me has not been good


Ain't comin' back your way
I am not planning on returning to you


Savin' my money
I am keeping my finances aside


For a rainy day
In case of future emergencies


It's rainy, baby
The emergency is here


The line it curves
Life has unexpected twists and turns


A certain way
There is a set path


Bend back to the start
Go back to the beginning


'cause you're the woman
Because you are the one


Who broke my heart
Who caused me emotional pain


I just won't be comin' home today
I will not return home today


Or tomorrow either, baby
Nor tomorrow, my love


'cause you're the only one
You are the sole person


That can mend this heart
Who can heal my heart


That can mend this heart
Who can heal my heart


That can mend this heart
Who can heal my heart




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Comments from YouTube:

Enerki

This is the most emotional voice from Lynch I ever heard. Gorgeous soundscape, great lyrics, great voice ... LOVE it.

sourxtimes

This is my favorite track on the album.

Mindingo Ingnorante

same here

Ricardo Portunhol

Lynch es el maestro del arte transcedental.

4nimalidad

"La línea se curva,
y de cierta manera,
vuelve al principio...

Porque tú eres la mujer quien rompió mi corazón...
Porque eres la única que puede arreglar este corazón...".

Paul McMinotaur

I hear it. This song is hurting me the right way. I hear it

Ubiq Land

de 3 zile il am pe repeat...ma obsedeaza

Burcu Erbay

ufffff what a song ! My favorite in this album after 'wishin well '

Wayne Elmore ,Evy's Dad

This song makes me want to get lost in the woods of Twin Peaks high on some good hash

Valeria Petruccelli

Love it

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