The Old Apartment
The Old Apartment

Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment Lyrics

A deep sense of nostalgia and longing permeates this poignant track. The lyrics depict the protagonist's return to a former residence, provoking reflections on past experiences and relationships. The changes observed in the apartment serve as metaphors for… Read more

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Jan 14, 2009
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The Old Apartment Lyrics

Broke into the old apartment
This is where we used to live
Broken glass, broke and hungry
Broken hearts and broken bones
This is where we used to live

Why did you paint the walls?
Why did you clean the floor?
Why did you plaster over
The hole I punched in the door?
This is where we used to live

Why did you keep the mousetrap?
Why did you keep the dish rack?
These things used to be mine
I guess they still are, I want them back

Broke into the old apartment
Forty-two steps from the street
Crooked landing, crooked landlord
Narrow lane way filled with crooks
This is where we used to live

Why did they pave the lawn?
Why did they change the lock?
Why did I have to break it
I only came here to talk
This is where we used to live

How is the neighbor downstairs?
How is her temper this year?
I turned up your TV
And stomped on the floor just for fun

I know we don't live here anymore
We bought an old house on the Danforth
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
And I'm happy here
This is where we used to live

Broke into the old apartment
Tore the phone out of the wall
Only memories, fading memories
Blending into dull tableaux
I want them back

I want them back (this is where we used to live)
I want them back (this is where we used to live)
I want them back (this is where we used to live)
I want them back

Writer(s): Ed Robertson, Steven Page
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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What is the Meaning of The Old Apartment?

A deep sense of nostalgia and longing permeates this poignant track. The lyrics depict the protagonist's return to a former residence, provoking reflections on past experiences and relationships. The changes observed in the apartment serve as metaphors for the transformations in his life, eliciting feelings of loss and yearning for what once was. Despite having moved on to a seemingly happier phase of life, he is unable to let go completely, as indicated by his desire to reclaim items left behind. This song beautifully captures the struggle between embracing change and clinging onto memories, highlighting that while progress is essential, it often comes with a sense of melancholy for the past. #Nostalgia #Change #Memories

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