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Hoodoo Gurus Lyrics

My girlfriend lives in the ground.
The singer's girlfriend has passed away and is buried in the ground.

My friends ask why she's not around,
The singer's friends are questioning why his girlfriend is no longer with him.

She won't come home.
The singer's girlfriend is unable to come back to life.

I'm so alone (you'll never know!).
The singer is feeling incredibly lonely without his girlfriend, and it's hard for anyone else to understand his pain.

You can't bury love,
Love can't be buried or forgotten.

You've gotta dig it up.
To find love again, you have to search for it within yourself and others.

Yeah, you've gotta live it up.
You have to embrace life and make the most of it while you can.

I take her flowers each day.
The singer visits his girlfriend's grave regularly, leaving flowers as a sign of his love and devotion.

I place them over her grave.
The singer covers his girlfriend's grave with fresh flowers, perhaps to signify hope and renewal.

I want her back
The singer is grieving his loss and wishes he could have his girlfriend back.

Because I look so bad, so bad in black
The singer may feel depressed and hopeless in his mourning.

(Like a maniac)
The singer might be feeling extreme emotions, perhaps even a little crazed, due to his loss.

Please, darling, come home to me.
The singer is addressing his girlfriend, begging for her to come back to him.

Well, I'll make you so happy, you will see!
The singer is confident that he can make his girlfriend happy if she were to come back to him.

I'll paint your room
The singer is planning for his girlfriend's return and wants to prepare a space for her.

In pink and blue
The singer wants to choose cheerful and bright colors for the room.

(I'll even choose the color scheme for you!).
The singer wants to make every effort to show his love for his girlfriend and make her feel at home.

You can't take away my love
The singer's love for his girlfriend is strong, and no amount of distance or loss can take it away.

I'll never give it up!
The singer is determined to hold onto his love and never surrender it.

Yeah, I'm gonna dig it up.
The singer is going to search deep within himself to find that love again and bring it back to the surface.

(Don't!)
Someone is telling the singer to stop, perhaps because they don't think he should be so fixated on his lost love.

(Don't! I Don't want to know!)
The person may be trying to urge the singer to forget and move on with his life, but he is not ready to do so.

I can't tell you why Å?cos if I even try
The singer is struggling to explain in words how much he is suffering without his girlfriend, and he may not be able to put it into words.

I'd fall down flat on my face
The singer's emotions are so intense that he feels like he might collapse or break down entirely.

And I'd cry, 'you can't take away my love'
The singer's love for his girlfriend is so strong that it can't be taken away, even though she is no longer with him.

I'm gonna dig it up!
The singer is going to do everything he can to find love again and bring it to the surface.

I'm gonna live it up, yeah,
The singer is determined to enjoy his life and make the most of it, even though his girlfriend is no longer with him.

I'm gonna dig it up, dig it up.
The singer is going to keep searching for love and hope, no matter how hard it might be.

I'm never gonna stop
The singer is committed to finding happiness and love again in his life, and he won't give up until he does.

With that loving cup.
The singer is envisioning a future where he has found love again and is able to enjoy life to the fullest.

Gotta fill it up.
The singer is eager to fill his life with love, happiness, and hope, and is determined to do everything he can to make it happen.