Lyrics
Well dream little dreamer,
Expressing a wish for the listener to dream, emphasizing a personal connection by asking them to dream about the speaker.
dream about me
Continuation of the request for the listener to dream specifically about the speaker.
Partial conversation is like pulling on teeth
Describing a conversation that is difficult or uncomfortable, comparing it to the challenging act of pulling teeth.
Distance seeming vicious when you’re all I need
Highlighting the difficulty of dealing with physical or emotional distance when the person mentioned is essential to the speaker.
When you’re all I need
Reiterating the importance of the person mentioned in line 4.
Oh, mirror, mirror, mirror,
Addressing a mirror, possibly symbolizing self-reflection, seeking assurance of love from someone, emphasizing doubt.
up on the wall
Continuing the mirror theme, questioning if the person in question loves the speaker at all.
Tell me that she loves me,
Asking the mirror to affirm love from the person being addressed.
even at all
Raising doubt about the existence of love from the person mentioned.
Is essence on the precipice of taking its hold?
Pondering whether the essence or fundamental nature of a situation is about to assert control.
It’s taken its hold,
Confirming that this essence has indeed taken control.
and my body feels cold
Describing a physical sensation, possibly emotional detachment or loneliness, resulting from the aforementioned control.
I’m walking with the ghost in you
Stating that the speaker is metaphorically walking alongside the ghost or memory of the person addressed.
I’m walking with the ghost in you
Repeating the idea expressed in line 15 for emphasis.
You’re a four leaf clover,
Comparing the person addressed to a rare and lucky symbol (four leaf clover).
luck of the draw
Emphasizing luck as a factor in the relationship with the person mentioned.
Daddy’s playing poker with municipals
Describing a situation where the father figure is engaged in a game of chance with local authorities (municipals).
Tarot cards and visions are all that I saw
Indicating that the speaker's perceptions are influenced by tarot cards and visions.
It’s all that I saw
Reiterating that tarot cards and visions are the primary factors shaping the speaker's worldview.
Oh, mercy, mercy, mercy,
Expressing a plea for mercy on the speaker's soul.
please on my soul
Asking for mercy on the soul while hinting at some form of financial or emotional cost.
Discounts on my heart, oh baby,
Suggesting that the person mentioned pays a substantial price, possibly in a metaphorical sense.
you pay in full
Referring to love as an object that might have been stolen by the person mentioned.
Love is just an object that you probably stole
Imposing doubt on the sincerity or legitimacy of the love mentioned in line 27.
Well, once again I’m knocking at your door
Describing a recurring action of approaching the person addressed.
And, you don’t seem to live here,
Noticing that the person addressed seems absent or unresponsive.
you don’t live no more
Emphasizing the absence of the person mentioned in the speaker's life.
I’m walking with the ghost in you
Repeating the idea of walking with the ghost, reinforcing the metaphorical presence of the person addressed.
I’m walking with the ghost in you
Reiterating the concept expressed in line 34 for emphasis.
(Ghost in you)
Adding a parenthetical emphasis to the idea of walking with the ghost.
I’m walking with the (ghost in you)
Continuing to emphasize walking with the ghost through repetition.
I’m walking with the (ghost in you)
Repeating the emphasis on walking with the ghost.
I’m walking with the (ghost in you)
Reiterating the idea of walking with the ghost for the final time.
I’m walking with the ghost in you
Concluding with a final assertion of walking with the ghost, summarizing the central theme of the song.
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