Lyrics
I'm glad that you still came by
I appreciate your visit
But it wasn't really icy outside
Contrary to appearances, the weather wasn't cold
I was just in one of my moods
I was in a particular emotional state
Now we're laughing on the sheets in my room
We are now enjoying each other's company in my bedroom
My mother she slept on the couch
My mother slept on the couch
While deer hooves made holes in the ground
Deer hooves caused damage to the ground
Maybe my brothers blood
Suggestive of a past traumatic event involving a sibling
Dripped on me from the top bunk
Possibly referencing blood dripping from the top bunk
I keep telling myself
A recurring thought that others' suffering is preferable
Everybody's hell's better than my own
Belief that everyone else's hardships are better than one's own
And my hell's my own
Recognition that personal suffering is unique
The neighbors were young back then
Description of youthful neighbors in new homes
And their homes were new to them
Their houses were recently acquired
Now they can't sleep at night
Current struggles of neighbors due to their husbands' difficulties
Cause their husbands are dying inside
Highlighting the internal struggles within their relationships
Their husbands are dying inside
Reiteration of the spouses' internal conflicts
I keep telling myself
Continuation of the thought that others' suffering is preferable
Everybody's hell's better than my own
Restating the belief that others' hells are better
And my hell's my own
Affirmation of the uniqueness of personal suffering
These houses are headstones
Metaphorical description of houses as graves
These basements they are graves
Basements symbolized as burial places
After getting out, I
Expressing a desire to re-enter a difficult situation
I never thought I, would want back in
Surprise at wanting to return to a challenging circumstance
I want back in
An explicit wish to go back to a previous state
I keep telling myself
Reiteration of the belief in the inferiority of personal suffering
Everybody's hell's better than my own
Restating the idea that others' hells are preferable
And my hell's my own
Affirming the distinctiveness of one's own suffering
(Everybody's hell's better than my own)
Repetition of the theme that others' hells are better
And my hell's my own
Final affirmation of the uniqueness of personal suffering
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