Swamp and Bay

Swamp and Bay: A Melancholic Journey Through Love and Loss
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Lyrics

No cost, no fee

Expressing the absence of a price or charge.

So I fell asleep

Describing falling asleep, possibly indicating a state of vulnerability or relaxation.

I backed up the ring in me

Suggesting a protective or defensive barrier ("ring") within oneself.

But I'm the bell you'll have to break

Portrays the speaker as a resilient figure, a "bell" that others need to overcome.

A heart that sits and shudders

Describing a heart that is stagnant and trembling, possibly indicating emotional distress.


I'll be the swamp and bay

Announcing the speaker's identity as both a swamp and a bay, possibly symbolizing complexity and duality.

The sunset took all day

Describing a prolonged sunset, suggesting a slow and lingering passage of time.

It didn't move you

Expressing disappointment or lack of emotional impact on someone.


You look out the window like

Observing someone looking out the window, possibly pondering frequent goodbyes.

There's a goodbye every day

Suggesting a recurring sense of farewell, possibly highlighting a theme of loss.

You're waking up alive

Emphasizing awakening and being alive, perhaps contrasting the earlier theme of sleep.

And I watch the cup hold you up outside

Watching a cup, possibly symbolizing support, holding someone up.


No cost, no fee

Repetition of Line #1, possibly underscoring the lack of cost or fee.

So I fell asleep

Repetition of Line #2, continuing the theme of sleep or vulnerability.

I backed up the ring in me

Repetition of Line #3, reiterating the presence of a protective barrier within.

But I'm the bell you'll have to break

Repetition of Line #4, emphasizing the speaker's resilience.

Over there the gold sleeps in the air

Introducing the idea of dormant or hidden gold in the air, possibly symbolizing untapped potential.


People crash their car

Describing people crashing their car, possibly symbolizing desperate attempts to gain attention.

Try to get your attention, know who they are

Suggesting a desire for recognition or acknowledgment from others.

They're gonna move you

Predicting a future impact on the person, possibly emphasizing the inevitability of being moved or affected.

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