Lyrics
Here in Cologne
Reflecting on being in Cologne, a location that may hold personal significance or memory.
I know I said it wrong
Acknowledging a mistake in communication or expression.
I walked you to the train
Recalling escorting someone to the train.
And back across alone
Returning alone after seeing someone off.
To my hotel room
Being in a hotel room, possibly contemplating solitude.
And ordered me some food
Ordering food, perhaps emphasizing a routine or distraction.
And now I'm wondering why the floor has suddenly become a moving target
Expressing confusion or disorientation, symbolized by the moving floor.
Four, three, two, one,
Counting down, suggesting a decision or resolution to let go.
I'm letting you go
Expressing a willingness to let go, contingent on the other person doing the same.
I will let go
-If you will let go
-(Four, three, two)
Reiteration of the countdown and the decision to release.
Says here an astronaut
Referencing a news story about an astronaut's extreme actions, possibly reflecting on unusual or desperate measures taken in relationships.
Put on a pair of diapers
-Drove eighteen hours
-To kill her boyfriend
-And in my hotel room, I'm wondering
Wondering if a shared experience of reading the same story creates a common imaginary conversation.
If you read that story too?
-And if we both might
-Be having the same imaginary conversation
-Four, three, two, one,
Repeating the countdown and the commitment to letting go.
I'm letting you go
-I will let go
-If you will let go
-(Four, three, two)
Countdown repetition.
Weightless as I close my eyes
Describing a feeling of weightlessness and a metaphorical opening up of possibilities.
The ceiling opens in disguise
-Such a painful trip
Reflecting on a challenging journey and the realization that this is the conclusion. The mention of sleep and waking up may symbolize different phases of life.
To find out this is it
-And when I go to sleep
-You'll be waking up
-Four, three, two, one,
Final repetition of the countdown and the resolution to let go.
I'm letting you go
-I will let go
-If you will let go
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