If I Just Ask Politely
Chasing Salvation: A Journey Through Endless Nights
Lyrics
you tell me you're going to church in the morning
You inform me about your plan to attend church in the morning.
i'm sitting in the bathtub
I am currently in the bathtub.
letting it all sink in
Reflecting on everything that's happening.
I wake up on a sofa
I wake up on a sofa, suggesting a change in location or situation.
I walk out to your balcony
I go to your balcony.
and wonder if East Croydon would ever stop me
Contemplating if East Croydon would obstruct me if I politely asked.
if i just asked politely
The singer wonders if politeness would remove barriers.
i know these walls would lean in to guide me
The belief that surroundings would support and guide if asked.
to greatness or some greater fixation
Reference to pursuing greatness or a strong fixation.
i used to glue my sutures in a Sainsbury's basement
Past experience of unconventional actions, like suturing in a Sainsbury's basement.
teardrunk on the floor
A memory of being teardrunk on the floor.
we felt ageless and endless
Feeling ageless and endless during a particular time.
you were my drunken salvation
A person was a source of salvation during drunken moments.
and nothing really changes just the faces and the spaces
Emphasizing the constancy of certain aspects amid changes.
where our fingers interlock
Describing a connection through intertwined fingers.
breathe it in, we pass it on
Sharing and passing on experiences.
as we stare over this great, endless perhaps
Contemplating an uncertain and vast future.
our hearts beat a rhythm that my lungs cannot match
The heart's rhythm differs from the breathing, symbolizing a disconnect.
someone's crying in the hall but I don't really understand
Someone is crying, but understanding is lacking.
what turns a night from tragic to a song sung by the wedding band
Questioning the transformation of a night from tragedy to celebration.
we felt ageless and endless
Reiteration of feeling ageless and endless.
you were my drunken salvation
A person served as salvation during intoxicated moments.
and nothing really changes just the faces and the spaces
Highlighting the persistence of certain elements amid changes.
where our fingers interlock
Describing a connection through intertwined fingers (repeated).
breathe it in, we pass it on
Sharing and passing on experiences (repeated).
as we stare over this great, endless perhaps
Contemplating an uncertain and vast future (repeated).
our hearts beat a rhythm that my lungs cannot match
The heart's rhythm differs from the breathing, symbolizing a disconnect (repeated).
we wax lyrical in late December freezing cold
Engaging in poetic expression during a cold December.
crouched around a campfire
Sharing a moment around a campfire.
but I always
A partial line, possibly referring to a consistent scenario.
wake up on your sofa
Returning to waking up on the sofa (repeated).
and walk out to your balcony ...
Going to the balcony again (repeated).
and wonder if East Croydon would ever stop me
Contemplating if politeness would overcome obstacles (repeated).
if i just asked politely
Reiterating the idea of politely asking to overcome potential hindrances.
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