Lyrics
Remember when I used to accidentally make you cry?
Recalling moments when unintentional actions caused tears in the past
Reticent and lonely were the colors in your eyes
Describing the reserved and solitary emotions reflected in your eyes
And I conveniently forgot the words we'd often use
Forgetting the shared expressions or phrases deliberately
I was playing with exposed wires you were a 24-volt fuse
An analogy: the singer was reckless while you were delicate, like handling live wires and a fragile fuse
I wish you'd help me come to and tell me that I'm wrong
Desiring your guidance to acknowledge faults
I wish you'd wear that dress that I told you was too long
Requesting you to wear something previously criticized, seeking familiarity
Look me in my dead eyes and make yourself some space
Asking for direct confrontation despite emotional numbness
Let my nine of diamonds just this once trump your ace
Suggesting a desire for a rare reversal of roles in the relationship
If you don't know where to go
Questioning direction or purpose
If you don't know, why'd you leave?
Asking why you left if direction is unclear
Where is home? Do you know?
Pondering the concept of home and if it's known or defined
Cause if you knew, you wouldn't leave
Suggesting if you knew what home was, departure might not have occurred
Turn it all off now look at what's been cleared
Reflecting on clearing things out and seeing the aftermath
The shadows are the things I've said I always feared
Expressing fear of the consequences of words spoken
Windows and wooden shutters can only keep so much light out
Limitation of barriers in keeping emotions at bay
Wistful smiles and memories both drown and fuel the doubt
Conflicting emotions of nostalgia and uncertainty
If you don't know where to go
Reiteration of uncertainty and the impact on departure
If you don't know, why'd you leave?
Questioning the reason behind leaving without a clear destination
Where is home? Do you know?
Continuing the inquiry about the concept of home
Cause if you knew, you wouldn't leave
Implying departure might not happen if the idea of home was concrete
Watch first and then tell me when to acquiesce
Seeking observation before compliance or agreement
Waiting on a bad beat is a game I should play less
Realization of wasting time in a fruitless endeavor
Could a diamond ever really beat a spade?
Rhetorical question about the superiority of one over the other
Can a lover truly last on what he knows will fade?
Wondering if love can endure knowing its eventual end
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