Lyrics
So here we are again
Expressing a return to a familiar situation or state.
Other voices in different rooms
Acknowledging the presence of other perspectives in various spaces.
And you know, this means nothing
Suggesting a lack of significance or importance in the current context.
We're gonna rent each other for an hour or two
Anticipating a temporary arrangement or transaction with another person.
And our conversation is the hiss of white noise
Describing a conversation filled with distracting and meaningless sounds.
Just interference through bitter tissue
Referring to interference and conflict within a relationship.
I never touched you
Claiming a lack of physical contact despite a desire to do so.
I want to but I can't do it
Expressing the inability to take a desired action.
I never seen you
Asserting a lack of direct visual contact with someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire for contact.
Do you know, friends come in boxes
Introducing the idea that friendships are packaged or compartmentalized.
So what's this piece of wire I hold
Puzzling over the purpose of a piece of wire being held.
I twist it 'til it breaks, and I think of you
Expressing a connection between breaking a wire and thoughts of someone.
I play cards with invisible girls
Describing engagement in activities with imaginary or unseen individuals.
They always win; I let them
Allowing these imaginary individuals to win in the mentioned activities.
Every corner hides you
Highlighting the omnipresence of the person in various places.
I kill the time with red wine
Passing time by consuming red wine in a confined and empty space.
In a house, in an empty... cage
Describing a location with the metaphor of an empty cage within a house.
I never touched you
Repeating the desire for physical contact with someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire for contact.
I never seen you
Expressing the unfulfilled desire to see someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire to see someone.
I took a taxi in the rain to a disused building
Narrating a journey in adverse weather conditions to an abandoned place.
I fell on my knees
Describing a physical reaction (falling on knees) in a desperate situation.
I prayed to God knows what or God knows who
Expressing a prayer to an undefined entity in a moment of desperation.
Poor, disconnected me
Describing a feeling of disconnection and vulnerability.
I never touched you
Repeating the desire for physical contact with someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire for contact.
I never seen you
Expressing the unfulfilled desire to see someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire to see someone.
I never touched you
Repeating the desire for physical contact with someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire for contact.
I never seen you
Expressing the unfulfilled desire to see someone.
I want to but I can't do it
Reiterating the inability to act on the desire to see someone.
I want it, but I can't get it
Expressing a strong desire for something unattainable.
I want it, but I can't get it
Repeating the intense desire for something unattainable.
I want it...
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