PERSONAL
Eleni Mandell Lyrics
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Of martini olives
I always drink two
Never three
My hair is plain brown
Once I was blond
Yellow
I like to drink coffee
With one cube of sugar
Always with cream
And never with milk
Only dark chocolate
I really love summer
I love to be warm
I love to feel hopeful
Under the stars
In Audrey's backyard
Wanting for someone
To kiss me
But someone would not
And time's getting short
The night's growing colder
And I'm going home
We danced and we danced
In my old apartment
When everyone left
Someone slept on the couch
I thought about love
And how I love somebody else
But is that enough?
Lining up memories
Each one a hair
At the edge of the mirror
I count and I stare
I wish that the quiet would end
With a telephone ring
Could a friend turn
Into a different thing?
Laughing and laughing
In my old apartment
But that's not what lovers do
They sigh and hope for the future
In the song "Personal," Eleni Mandell sings about her personal attributes and what she loves. She describes her eyes as the color of martini olives and talks about her preference for drinking two martinis, never three. She also mentions her hair, once blonde but now plain brown, and her likeness for coffee with one cube of sugar and always with cream, never milk. She expresses her love for dark chocolate, the summertime, and the way it makes her feel.
The song takes a melancholic turn when she sings about wanting someone to kiss her under the stars in Audrey's backyard, but that person would not. Time was getting short as the night grew colder, and she had to go home alone. She reminisces about dancing with someone in her old apartment, but she couldn't help but think of how she loves somebody else. She ends the song by wishing that the quiet would end with a telephone ring and contemplates if a friend could turn into something more.
Line by Line Meaning
My eyes are the color
My eye color is like the martini olives
Of martini olives
My eye color is vibrant green.
I always drink two
I never drink more than two drinks of martini.
Never three
Two is the perfect amount for me.
My hair is plain brown
My hair is a plain brown color.
Once I was blond
My hair used to be blonde.
Yellow
My blonde hair color was yellow in hue.
Not towheaded
My hair was never white blonde.
I like to drink coffee
I am a coffee drinker.
With one cube of sugar
I prefer only one cube of sugar in my coffee.
Always with cream
I like to add cream to my coffee.
And never with milk
I never drink coffee with milk.
Only dark chocolate
I prefer dark chocolate only.
I really love summer
I absolutely love summer as a season.
I love to be warm
I love the warmth of the sun.
I love to feel hopeful
I feel joyful and optimistic during summer.
Under the stars
Outside, beneath a starry sky.
In Audrey's backyard
Specifically in the backyard of someone named Audrey.
Wanting for someone
Sadness is hitting me, and I long for someone.
To kiss me
I want that person to kiss me.
But someone would not
Sadly, that person did not want to kiss me.
And time's getting short
Time is ticking away faster now.
The night's growing colder
It's getting chillier now that night is progressing.
And I'm going home
I'm heading back home now.
We danced and we danced
We danced continuously.
In my old apartment
This happened in my previous residence.
When everyone left
After everyone departed.
Someone slept on the couch
Somebody remained on the couch for the night.
I thought about love
I started thinking about the concept of love.
And how I love somebody else
I thought about how I love somebody other than the person I was with.
But is that enough?
But perhaps that isn't enough.
Lining up memories
Recalling happy past experiences.
Each one a hair
I'm scrutinizing them, picking at them like hair tresses.
At the edge of the mirror
At the border of the mirror.
I count and I stare
I'm counting and staring deeply as I examine them.
I wish that the quiet would end
I wish that the stillness would come to an end.
With a telephone ring
By someone giving me a phone call.
Could a friend turn
Perhaps a friend could turn into more than just a friend.
Into a different thing?
Could they be more than that?
Laughing and laughing
Laughing uncontrollably.
In my old apartment
In my previous residence.
But that's not what lovers do
I realized that this is not what two people in love do.
They sigh and hope for the future
In contrast, lovers hope for the future and romanticize it.
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Written by: ELENI MANDELL
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