Lyrics
When I lay down and I fall asleep
Expressing the act of lying down to sleep.
Hope I might see you in my dreams
Expressing a hope or desire to see someone in dreams during sleep.
But it's been a few months
Indicating a significant period since the speaker last encountered the person in question.
Since I seen you in one of these
Noticing the absence of the person in the speaker's dreams recently.
Can't find what my faith is
Reflecting on a struggle to find one's faith or belief.
I been lost in this basement
Feeling emotionally lost and possibly physically located in a basement, suggesting a low point.
Keep searchin' and searchin'
Continuing to search for something meaningful in life.
I must be lookin' in the wrong places
Expressing a realization that the speaker might be looking for answers in the wrong places.
But tonight
Indicating a shift to the current moment, emphasizing the significance of tonight.
I swear I never felt so close
Expressing an intense feeling of closeness.
Never felt so close
Reiterating the profound sense of closeness or connection.
'Cause tonight
Revisiting the theme of tonight's significance.
I think I might've finally found what I needed most
Suggesting the possibility of finding what the speaker needed the most.
'Cause I met an angel, an angel
Introducing the idea of meeting an angel, a symbolic figure representing something special or transformative.
Who told me she knew someone
Describing the angel's knowledge of someone resembling the speaker.
Who looked just like me
Expressing curiosity and a request for the angel to convey a message to the similar-looking person.
So I asked her to tell her somethin' for me
Initiating the message to be delivered.
I said, "Hello, uh, are you there?"
Opening a conversation with a greeting and a question about the other person's presence.
Uh, and if I told you the truth
Considering the potential heaviness of the truth and its impact.
Would it be way too much to bare, uh?
Pondering the consequences of revealing true feelings.
'Cause how I feel is somethin' no one knows
Acknowledging the secrecy of the speaker's emotions, suggesting a hidden inner turmoil.
My heart broke speedin' down that road
Recalling a moment of emotional intensity, possibly a heartbreak experienced while traveling.
Can't stop bleedin' but I hide these holes
Describing emotional pain and a struggle to cope, using the metaphor of bleeding.
Just a façade that people want to see
Admitting to putting up a façade, a false front, to meet societal expectations.
If they took the time to look closely
Highlighting the speaker's inner suffering that may go unnoticed by others.
I'm in agony
Expressing deep emotional distress or agony.
I'm in agony
Repeating the theme of agony for emphasis.
'Til I met an angel, an angel
Reintroducing the idea of meeting an angel, reinforcing the significance of this encounter.
Who told me she knew someone
Reiterating the angel's knowledge of someone resembling the speaker.
Who looked just like me
Recalling the request to convey a message to the similar-looking person.
So I asked her to tell her somethin' for me
Repeating the initiation of the message, emphasizing its importance.
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