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V.A - Café del Mar Lyrics

People never change
Despite outward appearances, people tend to remain the same at their core

They seem to stay the same
People may change their immediate surroundings, but their inner selves stay the same

They wear different clothes
People may change their physical appearance, but their true selves remain unchanged

But play the same games
People may seem to be doing new things, but they are often repeating the same actions and patterns

Many different ways
There are countless methods and approaches to expressing oneself

To say the same thing
Ultimately, people are often trying to communicate the same idea, though they may use different words to do so

Searching for the right words
When trying to communicate with someone, choosing the correct words can be difficult

The ones that would make you stay
The ideal choice of words could convince someone to stay

Exchanging the way things were
Making changes to the past and adapting to the present

For they way that they should be
Adapting to a more desirable future

And choosing theses words
Selecting the appropriate words to convey one's thoughts and feelings

Is saying to her
Addressing someone who has never heard the things they deserve to hear

The things that she never heard
Expressing emotions that have been previously unaddressed

But always deserved
Acknowledging that someone deserves to hear these things

I figured what it is all about
Coming to a realization about the most important aspect of life

It's you that I could never live without
Realizing that the person in question is crucial to one's existence

Your everything,
The person is everything to the artist

The air that I breathe
The person is as essential as the air breathed in by the singer

Stupid not to know it all along
The realization that the truth has been present all along, and it was foolish to not see it earlier

And everything I ever did was wrong
The revelation that all previous actions were misguided

Sadly it's too late for sorry
Regret that the opportunity to apologize or make amends has passed

Oh I'm not even really sure
Uncertainty about the current situation

Who made this mess
Unclear who is responsible for the current issues

And who threw what punch
Unclear who initiated conflict or how it escalated

But I could not care less
The current details of the situation are not important to the singer

All I know is that I'm here
The singer is aware of their present situation

And you are not, oh
The person in question is absent

Once I put this wasted pride aside
The realization that pride has been getting in the way of communicating and accepting the truth

Nothing's all I got, oh
Without the person, the artist feels they have nothing

The rainy day flood
A metaphorical flood representing turbulent times in the relationship

Will drowned all this love
Negative circumstances and complications led to the demise of the relationship

Trapped at the bottom now
Feeling stuck in a negative situation

Please dig me up
Requesting release from the negative situation and a chance to start anew

Somebody make it stop
Desperation to end the current strife

And pick me up
Asking for help and support

And just dust me off, oh
Requesting help to move on from past events and bad choices