Lyrics
I know somewhere to my left is an undying coast
I am aware of a perpetual coastline to my left.
I think of it in the night, when I know I need it most
I contemplate it during the night, recognizing its importance to me.
I see the way the landscapers upturned by the violence
I observe the impact of violence on the landscapers, their work disrupted.
Are these torches meant to fill the unending silence?
Are these torches symbolic, attempting to fill the never-ending silence?
Are these (?) and fields on a stretch of highway
Reference to unknown elements (denoted by "?") and fields along a highway.
The bright plain smiling as I'm calling out your name
The bright plain smiles as I vocalize your name.
I do what I want
I act according to my own desires.
You won't see me anymore
You won't witness my presence any longer.
Your face in my door
Your face at my door.
Oh I'll turn you away, don't make yourself comfortable, love
I will reject you; don't get too comfortable, my love.
You used to say
You used to ask, "When will you return?"
"When are you comin' back?"
A recurring question about the speaker's return.
Then came the day
There came a day when you stopped asking.
When you no longer asked
I move through your life like an acrobat.
I fly through your life like an acrobat
I thrive in the night, but I am apprehensive about it.
I feed off the night and I'm afraid of that
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I know somewhere to my left is an undying coast
Repetition of the awareness of an undying coast to the left.
I think of it at night, when I know I need it most
I think of it during the night, recognizing its significance when I need it the most.
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