Lyrics
One trip to Amsterdam
Reflecting on a trip to Amsterdam
Four trips around the sun
Four years have passed since the trip
Has it really been that long
Questioning the perception of time
Since your name was on my tongue?
Reflecting on the duration since mentioning the person's name
Down at the grocery mart
Expressing a desire to encounter the person at a grocery mart
I pray I see your mom
Expressing a wish to see the person's mom
'Cause if I could get back to the place
Desire to return to the place where the person came from
The place where you came from
Reflecting on the potential to bring the person back
Think I could bring you back
Confidence in the ability to bring the person back
Body and soul intact
Ensuring the person's well-being
You be the bird behind the drapes
Metaphorically assigning roles, with the person as the "bird behind the drapes"
I'll be the magician
Repetition of the magician metaphor
I'll be the magician
-The magician
-I'll be the magician
-You be the bird, I'll be the magician
-Get to the gig on time
Emphasis on punctuality for an event
Play all the notes you like
Encouragement to express freely
I put your full name on the list
Inclusion of the person by putting their name on a list
And I keep the doorman in my sight
Monitoring entry, possibly protective in nature
And I should be used to this
Acknowledging familiarity with loneliness
I'm not new to loneliness
Experience with solitude
And waking up to find the kitchen
Discovering an empty kitchen, symbolizing emptiness
In its emptiness
Feeling the void left by the person
Your heart and soul unmatched
Recognizing the uniqueness of the person's heart and soul
God, could you have spared me half?
Expressing a wish for a partial reprieve from the pain
You be the girl inside the crate
Assigning a role to the person as the "girl inside the crate"
I'll be the magician
Repetition of the magician metaphor
I'll be the magician
-The magician
-I'll be the magician
-You be the bird, I'll be the magician
-I would wait all night, glass eyed
Expressing a willingness to wait for the person, reminiscent of past experiences
By the back door like the way we did
-Meet me at midnight
-Crack me up good like the way you did
-I would wait all night
-By the back door like the way we did
-Like the way we did
-Like the way we did
-I'll be the magician
Final repetition of the magician metaphor, emphasizing roles and connection
The magician
-I'll be the magician
-You be the bird, I'll be the magician
-(You be the girl, I'll be the) I'll be the magician
-(You be the bird behind the) the magician
-(You be the girl, I'll be the) I'll be the magician
-You be the bird, I'll be the magician
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