Lyrics
The lights go out and I can't be saved
The speaker experiences a moment of darkness or difficulty, feeling unable to find a solution.
Tides that I tried to swim against
Attempts to resist or go against challenging circumstances have proven unsuccessful for the speaker.
Have brought me down upon my knees
The difficulties have brought the speaker to a vulnerable position, metaphorically on their knees.
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead
The speaker pleads desperately for help or resolution, expressing a sense of urgency and desperation.
Singin' come out of things un said
Suggesting the need to address unspoken issues or confront hidden truths.
Shoot an apple off my head
A metaphorical challenge, possibly representing risky situations or tests the speaker faces.
And a trouble that can't be named
A mysterious problem or challenge that remains unnamed or unidentified.
A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singin'
Refers to untamed, unresolved issues symbolized by a waiting tiger, possibly implying danger.
You are
Repetition emphasizes the identity or significance of the person addressed, possibly someone important or central to the speaker's thoughts.
You are
-Confusion that never stops
-Closing walls and ticking clocks
-Gonna come back and take you home
-I could not stop that you now know
-Singin' come out upon my seas
-Cursed missed opportunities
-Am I a part of the cure
-Or am I part of the disease? Singin'
-You are
-You are
-You are
-You are
-You are
Reiterates the importance of the addressed person, emphasizing their unique and irreplaceable nature.
You are
Repetition of the addressed person's significance.
And nothing else compares
Expresses the unparalleled importance of the addressed person, implying they are incomparable to anything else.
Oh, no, nothing else compares
-And nothing else compares
-You are
Repetition reaffirms the unique and incomparable nature of the addressed person.
You are
-Home, home, where I wanted to go
The desire to return to a place of comfort or belonging, emphasizing a sense of longing and nostalgia for home.
Home, home, where I wanted to go
-Home, home, where I wanted to go
-Home, home, where I wanted to go
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