Here's a somber tune about starting from square one. In this case, I look back on a relationship that fell off the rails. I can be loyal to a fault, and it shows. I break down my boundaries to let someone walk all over me. It shows in my future relationships, as I become guarded and cause strain. It's a burden that becomes difficult to break. And no matter how hard I tackle the issue, the cycle repeats. My mind becomes a perpetual motion machine, with no end in sight.
Dogs in the street and cats in the alley
I turn my coat up to the moon
Trying to hide my anxious follies
The winter rain came much too soon
It's like the first time, all over again
I see her ghost hang high from her window
An icy glare shoots from her eyes
Straight to my heart, forlorn and widowed
Another day in paradise
It's like the first time, all over again
Oh, don't leave me swinging
By my feet in the breeze
As I sink to the bottom
The water's up to my knees
Frost in my breath, blue sun in the distance
My blue eyes weeping crystal tears
I'm trying to fill the space in between us
But over the walls, I climb and peer
It's like the first time, all over again
And I never want to do it again
@roddy Mar 2022
I can't find any music for this - perhaps you will post it later. However, these are very good lyrics and stand well on their own. You paint a very vivid picture of sadness and have created many fine images for the listener right from the first line.