Asleep
Yearning in Silence: Unspoken Desires and Regrets in Haley Blais' 'Asleep'
Lyrics
By the way I'm leaving today I need to go home
Expressing the decision to leave and the necessity to return home.
And by the look that's on my face that's not what I wanted you to say, no
Disappointment with the response received, indicating it was not the desired reaction.
So why do you fall asleep when you can have me
Pondering why the person falls asleep instead of engaging in a relationship.
Why do you fall asleep when you can have me
-But it's too late you've already gone and the sun's just set
Feeling a sense of regret for spending too much time in one's thoughts, realizing the other person has already departed.
Guess I was just sitting inside of my head too long and regret the time so I think
-Why don't I fall asleep so he can have me
Reflecting on personal difficulty in falling asleep, potentially for the sake of the other person.
Why don't I fall asleep so he can have me
-I don't regret the things that I said it's not about that
Emphasizing a lack of regret for spoken words, indicating the departure might be due to unfulfilled actions.
Maybe you left because of the things I never did
Suggesting the possibility that the departure is related to things left undone rather than words spoken.
So why do you fall asleep when you can have me
Reiterating the confusion about the person choosing to fall asleep instead of being together.
Why do you fall asleep when you can have me
-And my body's like a garden unattended at the harvest
Metaphorically comparing the body to an untended garden and questioning the value of continuing if nothing remains.
What's to eat if there is nothing left to reap?
-And in the morning you'll remember to come and water love me tender
Expressing the hope that the person will return to nurture the relationship when convenient, with a willingness to wait.
At your convenience cause you know that I will wait
-Cause you know that I will wait
Reiterating the commitment to wait for the person despite uncertainties.
Does it matter anyway?
Pondering the significance of waiting, questioning if it matters in the end.
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