There's A Black Hole In The Shadow Of The Pru
Echoes of Lost Love in the City Lights
Lyrics
Everyone I ever loved
Reflecting on the loss of everyone the speaker ever loved.
Went down in history...
Highlighting the significance of those loved ones in history.
The blue eyes came
Describing the entrance of someone with blue eyes into the speaker's life.
The brown eyes left...
Noting the departure of someone with brown eyes from the speaker's life.
And the rest is misery
Expressing the aftermath as misery following the loss of loved ones.
Dreams are trash
Labeling dreams as worthless or discarded.
On the side of the road
Imagery of dreams discarded on the side of the road.
All starry eyed - tongue all tied
Depicting someone as starry-eyed and speechless.
There's something you should know
Hinting at a revelation or important information to be shared.
I could have died with you
Expressing a willingness to have died alongside a loved one.
And Boston is the reason
Suggesting that Boston holds significance in the speaker's emotional state.
I'm feeling so blue - damn you
Expressing sadness and blaming Boston for the emotional state.
City lights and colder nights
Describing the urban environment with city lights and cold nights.
I'm innocent (minus the fights)
Claiming innocence, possibly regarding past conflicts.
Praying out loud for a winter of quiet
Expressing a desire for a peaceful winter through prayer.
Friday nights are killing me
Highlighting the emotional toll of Friday nights on the speaker.
I fall asleep - pen in hand
Indicating falling asleep while holding a pen, possibly related to writing or expression.
There's something you should know
Reiteration of important information or revelation mentioned earlier.
I could have died with you
Repeating the willingness to have died with a loved one.
And Boston is the reason
Reemphasizing Boston's role in the speaker's emotional state.
I'm feeling so blue
Reiterating the feeling of sadness associated with Boston.
Cities aren't a way to cure a disease
Criticizing the idea that cities can cure emotional distress.
And I don't even know
Expressing uncertainty about why someone is listening to the speaker.
Why you listen to me
Introducing a character with self-harm tendencies.
A razor wristed kid
Describing the self-harming individual as a young person with a razor wrist.
Looking forward to ends
Anticipating an end or resolution to the struggles.
If love was a bridge
Using love as a metaphor for a bridge, possibly connecting to hope.
You'd be the one in the fens
Assigning a specific role to the person addressed in the lyrics.
"All the kids are fucking dead"
Quoting a bleak statement about the death of all kids.
I write "with love and a gun to my head"
Expressing love in a context of self-destructive thoughts.
these days aren't going to last too long
Anticipating that current difficult days will not persist for long.
(i know - i know - i know)
Repetition of acknowledgment or understanding.
I'm drawing words from a tired heart
Describing a creative process of drawing words from a tired heart.
I'm drawing blood from a tired heart
Continuing the imagery of extracting something from an exhausted heart, possibly indicating emotional pain.
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