Lyrics
My love has gone away
Expresses the departure of a loved one.
Packed up her bags and then boarded that plane
The person left by taking a flight after packing.
And I guess that the time I figured you'd wait
Assumed the other person would wait, but they didn't.
Teary face, leaky breath, a bitter taste
Describes emotional distress - crying, difficulty breathing, bitterness.
Tripped out for 600 years
Feels like an extended period of hardship.
Who would have thought I'd make it last year?
Surprise at having survived a difficult time.
In a way it makes sense that I died and reappeared
Suggests a transformation or rebirth after a difficult situation.
As that fly you've been swatting for years
Feels insignificant or bothersome like a fly that's been constantly swatted.
Calm down and make him a drink
An advice to relax and offer a drink to someone.
Pretty small town and the gossip repeats
Refers to a small town where rumors circulate.
She took off her clothes and sat on the bed next to me
Describes a moment of intimacy with someone.
My heart is pumping my blood, your hearts not beating at all
Points out a disparity in emotional investment between two individuals.
In a way it makes sense that it isn't, it just never was
Justifies the lack of emotional investment from one person as it never existed.
Right now, a sinful exchange
Refers to a regrettable or morally questionable interaction.
Once done, unspeakable shame
Expresses profound regret or guilt following an action.
And I should've known where I took the blame
Regret for not realizing the consequences earlier.
The sweat and the shame fireless flame
Describes a feeling of discomfort or guilt without resolution.
Please god don't take him too
A plea to spare someone else from suffering.
Take me, a replicant fool
Describes oneself as an artificial or unauthentic person.
Lost a gear and now I hardly move
Feeling incapacitated or unable to function properly.
He's a kid, I'm a fool
Recognition of the age difference and foolishness.
Please son, where is your faith?
Asking someone to have faith and confront their pain.
Take off your bushels set fire to your pain
Encouragement to release emotions and heal from pain.
You will heal like a cut, let it scar let it scab, let it stain
Acceptance of emotional scars as part of the healing process.
In a while I promise you'll see
Assurance that things will get better with time.
You're alive, not the blemish or burns that you keep on your feet
Assuring someone of their value despite their scars.
I am a towel that is soaked to the core, heavier now than it's gotten before
Feeling emotionally burdened and overwhelmed.
And something inside of me needs more and more, sooner than later never no more
Desire for something more fulfilling, sooner rather than later.
Sooner than later, never no more
A resolution or determination to change things for the better.
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