Lyrics
When you laughed at my plan
Feeling belittled when the listener laughed at the speaker's plan.
And you mocked all my words
Experiencing ridicule for the speaker's words by the listener.
I knew then you were worse, you'd forgotten to love
Realizing that the listener has forgotten how to love, suggesting a strained relationship.
In your hands, in your hands, my heart
Emphasizing vulnerability, as the speaker's heart is in the hands of the listener.
And the sun was unclean
Describing a tainted or impure state of the sun and morning.
And the morning was same
Highlighting a sense of monotony or lack of change in the morning.
Contorting in the dark
Depicting discomfort and distortion in the dark.
And the bedroom you made
Referring to a space created by the listener in the bedroom.
The first of the stars, too bright for your eyes
Suggesting that the first stars were too bright for the listener's eyes.
And in your hands, my heart
Reiterating the vulnerability of the speaker's heart being in the hands of the listener.
And the morning's your curse
Labeling the morning as a curse, possibly indicating a negative emotional state.
And the sun's still unwashed
Describing the sun as unwashed, suggesting a lack of purity or clarity.
Oh, we loved till it hurt
Expressing that love was intense to the point of causing pain.
It was crushing me, love
Indicating that the intensity of love was overwhelming and burdensome.
In the night, I knew was the last
Acknowledging the awareness that a particular night was the last in the relationship.
In your hands, in your hands, my heart
Reiterating that the listener holds the speaker's heart.
And, of course, you went there
Confirming that the listener went to a specific place.
Like vertigo on a bridge
Comparing the listener's actions to vertigo on a bridge, possibly signifying instability.
That river drunk howling like dogs
Depicting a river and howling dogs, creating an image of chaotic and unsettling surroundings.
And I'm running on fumes spat flames till it scarred you
Describing the speaker's exhaustion and emotional impact on the listener.
Fall away, go find your escape route
Suggesting a need for the listener to find an escape route from the situation.
In your hands, in your hands, my heart
Emphasizing that the listener still holds the speaker's heart.
When you sheltered yourself
Highlighting the listener's act of isolating themselves and cutting off communication.
And cut off the phone
Describing the listener's deliberate disconnection from others.
Well, I knew then you weren't hurt
Realizing that the listener's actions indicate they are not genuinely hurt.
You've forgotten how to love back
Suggesting that the listener has forgotten how to reciprocate love.
Oh the artist shall suffer
Stating that artists will suffer, possibly commenting on the sacrifices made for creativity.
'Cause he's scratching his back
Describing an artist's act of scratching their back, possibly alluding to the struggles in the creative process.
Till there's blood on his nails
Emphasizing the potential harm caused by the lies one tells.
Will you make yourself ill with the lies that you tell?
Questioning whether the listener will make themselves ill with their dishonesty.
Still, in your hands, in your hands, my heart
Reiterating that the listener still holds the speaker's heart despite the challenges.
My heart, my heart, my heart
Repeated emphasis on the possession of the speaker's heart by the listener.
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