Lyrics
I'll come home and lie in bed for weeks
The speaker spends extended periods lying in bed upon returning home.
Until I finally fall asleep and dream
The speaker eventually falls asleep and enters a dream state.
Everything's turned out okay
In the dream, things appear to have turned out well or resolved positively.
I don't need you
Expresses independence by stating that they don't need someone.
You don't need me
Emphasizes mutual independence, suggesting a separation between the speaker and another person.
I'm fine asleep
The speaker is content when asleep.
I'll stay asleep
Desires to remain in the state of sleep.
But I'm trying to leave Reno now
Expresses a desire to leave the location of Reno.
Again I'm back and just as down
The speaker returns to Reno and is feeling similarly depressed.
I'll wake up on the day
Refers to waking up on a significant day, possibly marking the passage of time.
Two years have quickly passed away
Two years have passed, but there is a sense of stagnation or lack of change.
And nothing's changed
Despite the time passed, nothing in the speaker's life has changed.
Except that you have moved away
Highlights the physical distance between the speaker and someone important.
We'll probably never be okay
The prospect of a positive resolution between the speaker and the distant person seems unlikely.
And I'm still here
The speaker remains in the same emotional state.
Forever here
Emphasizes a sense of enduring emotional pain or isolation.
But I'm going to leave again
The speaker contemplates leaving again.
Drunken smiles with my friends
Describes enjoying moments of happiness with friends, possibly involving alcohol.
Because it's the only thing I know how to do
Stating that enjoying time with friends is the only coping mechanism known to the speaker.
But at some point it's got to come to an end
Acknowledges that this coping mechanism may not be sustainable indefinitely.
I'll come home and lie in bed for weeks
Repeats the theme of spending extended time in bed upon returning home.
Until I finally fall asleep and dream
Reiterates the cycle of sleeping and dreaming, suggesting repetition in the speaker's life.
Everything's turned out okay
Again, the dream presents a positive outcome or resolution.
I don't need you
Restates the independence of not needing someone.
You don't need me
Reiterates mutual independence.
I'm fine asleep
Expresses contentment in the state of sleep.
I'll stay asleep
Expresses a desire to remain in the state of sleep.
But I'm trying to leave Reno now
Repeats the desire to leave the location of Reno.
Again I'm back and just as down
The speaker returns to Reno once again, maintaining a negative emotional state.
Thought I could find someone to embrace
Expresses a hope to find companionship or solace elsewhere.
Maybe in a better place
The speaker seeks a better place, possibly both physically and emotionally.
And I don't need you
Reiterates independence by stating not needing someone.
You don't need me
Reiterates mutual independence.
I'm fine asleep
Expresses contentment in the state of sleep.
I'll stay asleep
Reiterates the desire to remain in the state of sleep.
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