If These Sheets Were States
Longing Across Miles: A Bed of Regret and Unspoken Words
Lyrics
I'm lost in empty pillow talk again
I find myself engaging in meaningless conversation in bed
I'm lost in empty pillow talk again
Repetition of the feeling of emptiness and lack of meaningful communication
This bed's an island made of feather down, and I'm stuck here alone
The bed symbolizes isolation, made comfortable by feather down, but lonely
With little else but memories of you, on memory foam
Memories of a past relationship linger in the bed like the comfort of memory foam
Visions of a brighter love, I'd kill for one more day
Desire for a happier love, willing to have just one more day of it
To pool my thoughts, and find the words to say
Expressing difficulty in articulating feelings and thoughts
If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
Imagining the sheets as states, highlighting the distance between them
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.
Willingness to do anything to bridge the physical and emotional gap
Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.
Inability to sleep without physical closeness
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.
Resorting to distant communication, emphasizing the lack of fulfillment
I'm lost in empty pillow talk again
Reiteration of feeling lost in unfulfilling conversations
This room's become a mausoleum, filled with relics of regret
The room is now a tomb of regrets and reminders of past mistakes
Paying dues to every moment wasted, on words left unsaid
Regret for moments wasted and words left unspoken
Collisions of a finer love, I'd kill for one more way
Desire for a better love, lamenting the absence of more ways to express feelings
To tell you how you make me better every day
Wishing for an opportunity to convey how the other person makes life better
If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
Continuing the metaphor of sheets as states, emphasizing the distance
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.
Expressing the willingness to make any effort to be closer
Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.
Highlighting the difficulty in sleeping without physical proximity
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.
Resignation to settling for distant calls, emphasizing the emptiness
(Lost in empty pillow talk again)
Repetition of being lost in empty pillow talk
(Lost in empty pillow talk again)
-If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,
Reiteration of the desire to bridge the distance
I'd fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.
Continuing the commitment to making an effort to be closer
Because I don't sleep at all without you pressed up against me.
Reiterating the difficulty in sleeping without physical closeness
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk
Acceptance of settling for distant calls, repeating the emptiness
I settle for long distance calls, I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.
Final repetition of feeling lost in empty pillow talk
I'm lost in empty pillow talk again.
Concluding with the continued sense of being lost in unfulfilling conversations
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