Songs about heartbreak are always hard. If you're really over him/her, why are you writing a song about him/her? Carly Simon really understood this paradox when she sang, "I bet you think this song is about you..."
Kerosene
-Miranda Lambert
I’m waitin’ on the sun to set cause yesterday aint over yet
I started smoking cigarettes there's nothing else to, I guess
Dusty roads aint made for walking, spinning tires aint made for stoppin’
I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me
I gave it everything I had and everything I got was bad
Life aint hard but it’s too long to live it like some country song
Trade the truth in for a lie, cheating really aint a crime
I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me
Forget your high society, I’m soakin’ it in Kerosene
Light ‘em up and watch them burn, teach them what they need to learn HA!
Dirty hands aint made for shakin’, aint a rule that aint worth breakin’
Well I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me
Now I don’t hate the one who left You cant hate someone whos dead
He’s out there holding on to someone, I’m holding up my smoking gun
I’ll find somewhere to lay my blame the day she changes her last name
Well I’m giving up on love cause love’s given up on me
Well I’m giving up on love HEY love’s given up on me
I particularly like the lack of focus in this song. There's anger and revenge and jealousy, but also a forced disregard for the Ex. She talks about "high society" and "dirty hands," but in the end, she's really angry at love. The perfect rantings of a woman scorned.
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