In general this song appears to be a nuanced work created as a combination of elements from Johnny / Pelafina’s relationship within House of Leaves, as evidenced by the mention of the Spanish Doll. One could see this as being the narrative from the perspective of Pelafina, feeling as though she has...
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 sweet Spanish doll
Sweet Spanish
Sweet Spanish
Doll
I went down to the alley way
(Sierra la Bonita)
And found that you were gone
(Si nunca tes fueras)
You left no word no message
I still don't know exactly what went wrong
(Lágrima)
But now no matter where I go
I always seem to return
(Buscame)
To where you left me tattered and torn
(Estoy rompida mi muñeca)
Just like that sweet Spanish doll
Sweet Spanish
Sweet Spanish doll
A memory gilded in red and gold
(De oro)
Beauty guarded and never sold
(Cuidame)
I keep it with me wherever I go
And I love you still
(Recuerdame)
No matter how a story will unfold
You know I always will
(Esta conmigo)
Have part of you here
In this souvenir
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
Spanish, Spanish, Spanish, Spanish
Doll
[Outro]
Father:
We hear of a lovely daughter
Shot down in her mistaken flight
Sweet Spanish, sweet
Farther:
Unaware yet how her life will be affected
By this experience
Sweet
Child:
Mommy, how come you cry?
Spanish doll
Father:
While what was really happening
Was in the years of her childhood
Sweet Spanish, sweet
Father:
Perhaps that is where the real story is
In her family house
Child:
How come it's a house of leaves?
Sweet Spanish, sweet Spanish
Child:
How come it's a house of leaves?
Recuerdame
Spanish Doll was written by Poe & Daris Adkins.