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This place feels so unfamiliar
And yet I know it well
I think I used to belong here
But the only way I can tell
Is that I miss you still
And I cannot find you here
You left me tattered and torn
Just like that Spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish... doll)
I went down to the alley way
(Sierra la Bonita)
And found that you were gone
Spanish doll: si nunca tes fueres (if you had never left)
You left no word no message
I still don't know what went wrong
Spanish doll: la grima (tears)
But now no matter where I go
I always seem to return
Spanish doll: busca me (find me)
To where you left me tattered and torn
Spanish doll: you so rompido mi muneca (I am torn my sweet doll)
Just like that sweet spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish...doll)
A memory guilded in red and gold
Spanish doll: del oro (of gold also pain)
Beauty guarded and never sold
Spanish doll: cuida me (protect me)
I keep it with me wherever I go
And I love you still
No matter how a story will unfold
Spanish doll: requerda me (remember me)
You know I always will
Have part of you here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
A stranger in this world without you
Is all that I can ever be
All I know that's pure and clear
You left it with me here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
Father:
We hear of a lovely daughter, shot down in her mistaken flight, unaware yet
how her life will be affected by this experience.
Daughter :
Why is it a house of leaves?
And yet I know it well
I think I used to belong here
But the only way I can tell
Is that I miss you still
And I cannot find you here
You left me tattered and torn
Just like that Spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish... doll)
I went down to the alley way
(Sierra la Bonita)
And found that you were gone
Spanish doll: si nunca tes fueres (if you had never left)
You left no word no message
I still don't know what went wrong
Spanish doll: la grima (tears)
But now no matter where I go
I always seem to return
Spanish doll: busca me (find me)
To where you left me tattered and torn
Spanish doll: you so rompido mi muneca (I am torn my sweet doll)
Just like that sweet spanish doll
(Sweet spanish sweet spanish...doll)
A memory guilded in red and gold
Spanish doll: del oro (of gold also pain)
Beauty guarded and never sold
Spanish doll: cuida me (protect me)
I keep it with me wherever I go
And I love you still
No matter how a story will unfold
Spanish doll: requerda me (remember me)
You know I always will
Have part of you here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
A stranger in this world without you
Is all that I can ever be
All I know that's pure and clear
You left it with me here
In this souvenir
This sweet spanish doll
Father:
We hear of a lovely daughter, shot down in her mistaken flight, unaware yet
how her life will be affected by this experience.
Daughter :
Why is it a house of leaves?
Lyrics submitted by merchantpierce
Track duration: 04:53
"Spanish Doll" as written by Danielewski/adkins
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Then one day you lose that person.
All the beauty of the place you once shared becomes tainted and feels strange without them there. The person that opened that door up for you is gone and now it feels wrong walking through that door alone.
That is my take on this song and I think it is probably her father she is speaking of.
Poe eloquently uses Spanish, dubbing, and a lot of other great techniques to make this song unique.
Very sad song about loss, and how fragile relationships are.