Lyrics
You tell me it's strictly platonic
The speaker is told that the relationship is strictly non-romantic.
Hiding behind a smile that's too sardonic
Concealing true feelings behind a cynical or bitter smile.
I burned all my bridges, just like you asked me
The speaker burned bridges as requested or desired by the person being addressed.
Treading ambivalent waters, for you comes naturally
Being indifferent or uncertain is natural for the person being addressed.
I stare at your lips, you stare at the ceiling,
There's a moment of longing or desire between the speaker and the person being addressed.
In moments between bit tongues and buried feelings
Both individuals suppress their true emotions, resulting in unspoken feelings.
You were playing God with a girl that you've only just met
The person being addressed exerts control or authority in a new relationship.
Still blaming the moon, I bet
Continuing to attribute blame to external factors, like the moon.
And I'm not bitter, but you can't quit her
The speaker doesn't hold resentment but acknowledges the person's attachment to another.
At boring parties, you were where I'd go to whisper
Used to confide or share secrets, indicating a level of intimacy.
I waited all night for you, counting constellations 'til the hour turned blue
The speaker waited for a long time, symbolically marked by counting stars until the morning.
I found you stranded in the rain, dripping thunder and grass stained
Encountering the person being addressed in a vulnerable state during a difficult time.
I stare at your lips, you stare at the ceiling
Repetition of a moment of desire or longing between the speaker and the person being addressed.
In moments between bit tongues and buried feelings
Both individuals suppress their true emotions, resulting in unspoken feelings (repeated).
You were playing God with a girl that you've only just met
Reassertion of the person's dominance or control in a new relationship (repeated).
Still blaming the moon, I bet
Continuing to attribute blame to external factors, like the moon (repeated).
How does my name taste in your mouth?
Questioning how the speaker's significance feels or tastes to the person.
Knowing that I will be gone now
Acknowledging the imminent departure of the speaker from the other's life.
How does my name taste in your mouth?
Reiteration of questioning the significance of the speaker in the person's life (repeated).
Knowing that I will be gone now
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the speaker's impending departure (repeated).
I stare at your lips, you stare at the ceiling
Repetition of a moment of desire or longing between the speaker and the person being addressed (repeated).
In moments between bit tongues and buried feelings
Both individuals suppress their true emotions, resulting in unspoken feelings (repeated).
You were playing God with a girl that you've only just met
Reassertion of the person's dominance or control in a new relationship (repeated).
Still blaming the moon, I bet
Continuing to attribute blame to external factors, like the moon (repeated).
I stare at your lips, you stare at the ceiling
Repetition of a moment of desire or longing between the speaker and the person being addressed (repeated).
In moments between bit tongues and buried feelings
Both individuals suppress their true emotions, resulting in unspoken feelings (repeated).
You were playing God with a girl that you've only just met
Reassertion of the person's dominance or control in a new relationship (repeated).
Still blaming the moon, I bet
Continuing to attribute blame to external factors, like the moon (repeated).
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