Watching the Moon
Moonlit Desires: Unspoken Longings in Holden Miller's Melody
Lyrics
I hope to god she's on the couch
The speaker hopes that the person he cares about is on the couch, not in someone else's bed.
Not sleeping in his bed
Expressing the desire that the person is not sleeping with someone else.
If I could stop playing out scenarios
The speaker imagines various situations in his mind, comparing it to a theater performance.
Like theater in my head
The mental scenarios are causing stress; the speaker wishes to stop overthinking.
I could get some rest
If the speaker could stop overthinking, he could find some peace and rest.
But I know best
The speaker believes he knows what's best for the situation.
I'm not sleeping tonight
Expressing restlessness and an inability to sleep due to concerns.
I hope to god his friends are home
Hoping that the person's friends are around, creating a situation where she is not alone with someone else.
Stirring up some late night noise
Wishing for noise and activity to deter the person from being alone with someone else.
So he can't help but to leave her in the bed
Desiring that the person's partner would leave her alone and go out with friends.
And go hangout with the boys
Anticipating that the partner won't leave, and they'll be together.
But he won't
Recognizing the partner's reluctance to leave.
Cause they're all alone
They are alone together, perhaps implying intimacy.
Sleeping together tonight
Highlighting the intimacy or closeness of the couple.
Maybe she'd like me better if I had a tattoo
Speculating that having a tattoo might make the speaker more appealing to the person.
Or maybe she's already falling in love and I'm just too scared to make a move
Suggesting that the person might be falling in love, and the speaker is hesitant to express his feelings.
I hope to god she's driving fast
Hoping the person is driving away quickly to escape a difficult relationship.
Down Sunset Boulevard
Referencing a specific location (Sunset Boulevard) as part of the person's escape.
Just to get as far away from him
Expressing the difficulty of love and the desire to rescue the person.
Cause love is fucking hard
The challenges of love are acknowledged.
And I'd come now just to rescue her
Expressing willingness to travel a long distance to help the person.
Yes I'd travel from afar
Fear that even if the speaker arrives, the person's partner might still be present.
But I'm afraid that when I got there
Concern that the person might already be falling in love, and the speaker is hesitant to confess.
He would be right in the car
The speaker's internal struggle is affecting him deeply.
Or maybe she's already falling in love and I'm just too scared to let her know
Unsure if the person is aware of the speaker's feelings.
She doesn't even know that it's killing me
The person is oblivious to the emotional impact on the speaker.
She doesn't even know that she's always on my mind
The person is always on the speaker's mind, but she is unaware of it.
I don't even know why I like her but I do
The speaker is uncertain about the reasons for his attraction.
It looks like tonight I'll be watching the moon
The speaker anticipates spending the night alone, contemplating his feelings.
Till the sunrise
Watching the moon until sunrise, symbolizing a long night of introspection.
I hope to god she doesn't see him
Hoping the person doesn't see her partner in the same way the speaker sees her.
In the same light I see her
The fear that the person will not deviate from her current relationship.
Cause she'll never stray away
If she remains committed, the speaker envisions a future different from what he desires.
And we'll just be what we never were
Reflecting on the potential outcome if the person is already in love.
Or maybe she's already falling in love and I'm just too scared to let her know
Reiterating the speaker's fear of expressing his feelings.
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