Lyrics
When the bars let out and the drunks flood the streets like a tidal wave
Describing the chaotic scene after bars close, with drunk people flooding the streets like a tidal wave.
Stumbling home through banks of snow
Depicting the narrator stumbling home through snowbanks.
And the cars trickle by in increments
Observing cars passing by in small numbers, no more than four in a row.
No more than four in a row
Highlighting the sparse traffic on the streets.
But I
Introducing a personal sentiment or feeling from the narrator.
Don't want to go back home
Expressing the reluctance to return home.
And I
Reiterating the desire not to sleep alone.
Don't want to sleep alone
Suggesting an emotional connection with someone through whispers.
Darling I can hear your whispers in my bones
Emphasizing the ability to hear these whispers in the narrator's bones.
Whenever I'm alone
Linking the whispers to the narrator's solitude.
Thought that I would call you but I never got the nerve
Exploring the hesitation or fear in reaching out to someone.
Sleeping in a hotel room, trying to work off all my hurt
Describing the narrator's current situation of trying to cope with emotional pain in a hotel room.
There's a man on the curb by the convenience store
Introducing a man at a convenience store, potentially reflecting on the narrator's own struggles.
Just trying to bum a cigarette
Detailing the man's attempt to get a cigarette, possibly symbolizing a desire for comfort or relief.
He says you know you're still young, you shouldn't be alone
Quoting the man advising the narrator against being alone due to youth.
Told him I know, I'm just clearing my head
Explaining the narrator's response, clarifying that they are just trying to clear their head.
But I
Repeating the narrator's reluctance to go home.
Don't want to go back home
Restating the narrator's desire not to sleep alone.
And I
Echoing the emotional connection with whispers in the bones.
Don't want to sleep alone
Connecting the whispers to the narrator's solitude once again.
Darling I can hear your whispers in my bones
Revisiting the theme of hesitancy in reaching out to someone.
Whenever I'm alone
Linking the whispers to the narrator's alone time.
Thought that I would call you but I never got the nerve
Reiterating the struggle to call someone due to a lack of courage.
Sleeping in a hotel room, trying to work off all my hurt
Describing the continued attempt to cope with emotional pain in a hotel room.
Darling I can hear your whispers in my bones
Reaffirming the connection with whispers in the bones.
Whenever I'm alone
Emphasizing the link between whispers and the narrator's solitude.
Thought that I would call you but I never got the nerve
Restating the narrator's internal struggle to make a phone call.
Sleeping in a hotel room, trying to work off all my hurt
Summarizing the ongoing attempt to cope with emotional pain in a hotel room.
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