Lyrics
Would you carry me on your shoulders
Asking if the person would provide support and carry the speaker on their shoulders.
If I didn’t know any better
Questioning whether the person would do so even if the speaker is unaware of their intentions.
Then to abandon
Considering the possibility of abandonment.
Would you sink with me in the ocean
Inquiring if the person would face challenges and difficulties together, such as sinking in the ocean.
Would you stay with me in a prison
Asking if the person would stay committed even in difficult situations, like being in a metaphorical prison.
If I abandon
Reflecting on the possibility of the speaker abandoning the person.
Would you drag me out of the apartment
Questioning whether the person would rescue the speaker from a difficult or negative situation.
Would you break the glass as a statement
Asking if the person would take bold actions or make strong statements for the sake of the relationship.
Would you give us up
Wondering if the person would give up on the relationship.
We are one in a million
Expressing the uniqueness and rarity of the relationship ("one in a million").
We’ve built this house in a season
Highlighting the effort and time invested in building a strong foundation for the relationship.
but it should make it through winter
Expressing concern about whether the relationship can withstand challenges, specifically the metaphorical "winter."
It should last us forever
Desiring a lasting and enduring relationship.
I wait outside your garden, just under the lamppost
Describing the speaker waiting outside the person's metaphorical "garden," a place where they nurture their life.
Where you grow all your flowers and you use me as compost
Expressing a sense of being used or discarded in the person's life ("use me as compost").
But I shouldn’t worry, for the end of our story
Acknowledging that the relationship's end is anticipated, but the speaker shouldn't worry about it.
My heart has been bruised, my soul has been immune
Describing emotional pain and resilience ("heart bruised, soul immune").
Well it became so clear, every time that you’re near
Realizing clarity about the impact of the person's presence.
I can’t see, I can’t breathe I can’t tell if I’m dead
Expressing confusion and disorientation in the person's presence.
I’ve been going through life with your foot on my head
Feeling oppressed or burdened by the person in life.
And I drown in your bed
Describing a suffocating or overwhelming feeling, particularly in the person's bed.
Would you drag me out of the water
Asking if the person would rescue the speaker from drowning in metaphorical water.
Hook me up to the respirator
Inquiring whether the person would provide life support in challenging times.
would you wait for me
Asking if the person would patiently wait for the speaker.
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