Iron in the Backseat
Intertwined Desires: Love, Mistakes, and Consequences
Lyrics
I'll pretend I'm deep asleep
The speaker feigns sleep, possibly to avoid confrontation or harm.
Before she burns the skin beneath my sleeves, my sleeves
Before the person they're addressing harms them physically, indicated by burning their skin.
She's not convinced, she's not convinced
The person they're addressing remains unconvinced about something.
That I try to keep a straight face when we kiss, when we kiss
The speaker tries to maintain composure during intimate moments, like kissing.
"And no one comes to bed to sleep,"
A statement indicating that no one comes to bed just to sleep, possibly implying deeper intentions or issues.
You said, you said when you talk in your sleep, oh
A reference to the person speaking about the other talking in their sleep.
I want to run, I want to run
The desire to escape from a situation or relationship.
But you've got the gun pointed right at me
Feeling trapped or controlled by the person they're addressing.
Won't you believe me, oh
A plea for the other person to believe them.
Believe me tonight, oh oh oh
A request for belief or trust, emphasizing the urgency of the moment.
You've got control but I don't mind
Accepting the other person's control without resistance.
Call us out on our mistakes
An invitation to address and acknowledge mistakes in the relationship.
Call them all just fun and games
Referring to mistakes as mere amusement or triviality.
We have to, we have to over again
The cyclical nature of acknowledging mistakes and repeating them.
But it's all the same
A sense of futility or hopelessness, as the cycle remains unchanged.
And if you ever find yourself a mile
An invitation for the person to come closer if they're physically distant.
or two away from my place
Requesting the person to pause and reconsider their actions.
won't you stop awhile
An intense desire for the relationship to end, expressed through a metaphor of being killed in sleep.
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
Extending the metaphor of wanting the relationship to end while unaware, using sleep as a symbolic state.
I'm not afraid to make the same mistakes that you made, oh
The willingness to repeat the mistakes made by the other person, indicating a degree of acceptance or understanding.
Come on, come on, don't keep me waiting
An impatient plea for action or resolution.
I know, I know where this is going
An awareness of the eventual outcome or direction of the situation.
We fall apart without intentions
The relationship deteriorates unintentionally or without deliberate actions.
But I can't deny that I didn't think of you, oh
An acknowledgment of thoughts about the other person despite the circumstances.
You'd never mean to, you'd never mean to
The belief that the other person doesn't intend harm or damage.
But you've got me tied so tightly to your wrists
Feeling bound or constrained by the actions or influence of the other person.
Call us out on our mistakes
A repetition of inviting acknowledgment and acceptance of mistakes.
Call them all just fun and games
Reiterating that mistakes are treated as games or trivial matters.
We have to, we have to over again
The compulsion to repeat the cycle despite its predictability.
But it's all the same
A sense of resignation or inevitability regarding the repeated mistakes.
And if you ever find yourself a mile
An invitation for the distant person to draw closer.
or two away from my place
A plea to pause and reconsider their actions before taking a significant step away.
won't you stop awhile
A repetition of the desire for the relationship to end while unaware.
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
Extending the metaphor of wanting the relationship to end while unaware, using sleep as a symbolic state.
If you ever want some trouble
An offer to engage in trouble or risky behavior when alcohol isn't an option.
But cant afford the alcohol
Being available and willing to be involved in risky situations for the person.
I'll be here, I'll be waiting
A declaration of waiting and being present for the person, irrespective of circumstances.
I'll be here, waiting for you
Reiterating the readiness to wait and be there for the person.
Call us out on our mistakes
A repetition of inviting acknowledgment and acceptance of mistakes.
Call them all just fun and games
Reiterating that mistakes are treated as games or trivial matters.
We have to, we have to over again
The compulsion to repeat the cycle despite its predictability.
But it's all the same
A sense of resignation or inevitability regarding the repeated mistakes.
And if you ever find yourself a mile
An invitation for the distant person to draw closer.
or two away from my place
A plea to pause and reconsider their actions before taking a significant step away.
won't you stop a while
A repetition of the desire for the relationship to end while unaware.
And kill me while I'm sleeping now
Extending the metaphor of wanting the relationship
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