Tom's Song
Love Across Light Years: Arms Like Roses' Tom's Song Meaning
Lyrics
I could spend my whole life right by your side
Expresses a commitment to spending a lifetime alongside someone.
You wouldn't have to talk or look at me and it would be fine
Suggests a desire for a connection where verbal communication or direct interaction is unnecessary.
I'll stay 10 feet away and we can spend every day getting to know each other better from a distance
Proposes maintaining a close relationship but with a physical distance, allowing gradual understanding.
I know that one day when you're gone I'm gonna miss this
Anticipates a future longing for the current moments spent together when the person is no longer present.
The more time we waste each second of our lives
Reflects on the value of time and how it is being spent, possibly hinting at a sense of wasted moments.
Just staring from across the bedroom
Describes observing each other without actively engaging, possibly indicating a strained connection.
The less I've come to understand what this means anymore
Expresses a diminishing understanding of the relationship's significance over time.
And I know I'm not sorry
Asserts a lack of remorse for a situation or feelings, possibly implying a sense of inevitability.
Just know that this scares me too
Acknowledges fear in the relationship but doesn't express an apology, hinting at complex emotions.
It's been a rough couple days
References a challenging period, setting the context for potential emotional strain.
I know you'll blame it on a full moon constellation or a planet that's in retrograde
Attributes difficulties to external factors like celestial events, suggesting a desire to find explanations.
I don't think things in the sky can ever really decide how we should feel
Questions the influence of cosmic events on emotions and expresses doubt about their impact.
But I love that we can laugh it off anyway
Appreciates the ability to laugh off challenges, highlighting a positive aspect of the relationship.
All the nights I've spent looking out at the stars and into the cosmos
Reflects on nights spent contemplating the vastness of the universe, pondering the true meaning of love.
I can't help but think what does love really mean anymore
Expresses uncertainty about the definition of love, possibly influenced by existential thoughts.
And I know that it hurts
Acknowledges emotional pain, emphasizing the shared burden within the relationship.
Just know that this hurts me too
Reiterates the emotional impact, underscoring the mutual experience of distress.
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