Spider in the Snow
Love's Descent: A Spider in the Snow
Lyrics
I’ll try not to read all your favorite books
I'll make an effort not to engage with or explore your favorite books.
Or think of how you look
I'll try not to dwell on or imagine your appearance.
When you’re lying fast asleep
When you're deeply asleep, I'll avoid contemplating your presence.
I’ll try not to trace the dark lines
I'll attempt not to notice the tiredness or stress reflected by the dark lines beneath your eyes while you're dreaming.
Under your eyes when you dream
Reference to observing and being mindful of physical characteristics during someone's vulnerable state of dreaming.
‘Cause I still wear your shirt
The singer still possesses and wears an article of clothing that belongs to the person, holding onto their memory.
It’s still lying in my drawer
The item remains in a drawer, symbolizing a reluctance to let go of the past.
And I resent all the sweat running down my neck
Feeling discomfort due to the emotional pain associated with the memory of the person's physical closeness.
‘Cause it doesn't smell like you anymore
The shirt no longer carries the person's scent, indicating the passage of time and the fading of memories.
I’ll be your spider in the snow
The singer compares themselves to a spider in the snow, waiting for the person's return or attention.
Waiting for you
Expressing readiness to wait patiently for the person.
And if you love me let me go
If the person truly loves the singer, they should let them go and not hold onto them.
Let me fall from your fingertips
The singer wishes to fall away from the person's grip or influence.
From a height I've never known
Describing a feeling of falling from a great height, symbolizing the emotional depth of separation.
No matter how long your arms might be
No matter how much effort is made, the person won't be able to reach or connect with the singer.
They wont be able to reach me
Emphasizing the impossibility of bridging the emotional gap between the singer and the person.
So I’ll tie my hands behind my back
Symbolic gesture of self-restraint or self-limitation to avoid pursuing something unattainable.
Because I know I want you
Expressing a strong desire for the person despite understanding it's unattainable.
In a way that I will never have
The singer wants the person in a way that they know will never come to fruition.
I’ll be your spider in the snow waiting for you
Reiteration of the willingness to wait patiently for the person.
And if you love me let me go
A plea to be released if the person truly cares for the singer.
Let me fall from your fingertips
Desire to be freed from the emotional attachment or dependency on the person.
I’ll be your spider in the snow
Restatement of being like a spider in the snow, waiting for the person's return or attention.
Waiting for you
Reiterating readiness to patiently wait for the person.
And if you love me let me go
Requesting freedom from the emotional ties if the person truly loves the singer.
Let me fall from your fingertips
Desire to detach from the person's influence or control.
Fall from your fingertips
Repetition emphasizing the desire to separate or detach from the person.
From a height I'll never know
Reinforcement of the feeling of falling from a great emotional height, signifying separation or distance.
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