Lyrics
It's always 3 a.m.
Expressing a consistent feeling of being awake at 3 a.m., suggesting insomnia or a restless state.
In your world
Referring to the listener's world, setting the context for the narrator's experience.
So I'm drinking this
Indicating the narrator is consuming something, possibly a drink, to cope with their state.
As if I hadn't slept
Using the drink to simulate the feeling of not having slept, possibly as a way to escape reality.
Telling stories which tell their stories
Narrating the act of sharing stories that unfold on their own, possibly implying a lack of control or intention.
Themselves
Suggesting that the stories have a life of their own, independent of the narrator.
You didn't even hear them
Noticing that the listener is not paying attention to the stories being shared.
I thought to somewhere else
Reflecting on the desire to be elsewhere mentally or emotionally.
As long as I go somewhere
Expressing a determination to go somewhere, seeking change or escape.
You'll still be trying to see
Repeating the idea of going somewhere and highlighting the listener's ongoing attempts to understand or follow.
As long as I go somewhere
-You'll still be trying
-As long as I go somewhere
-You'll still by lying to me
-As long as I go somewhere
-If you're so sure that you don't need love
Challenging the listener's confidence in not needing love, questioning their emotional stance.
Only it's as if I hadn't slept
Reiterating the simulated feeling of not having slept, connecting it to the listener's attitude towards love.
As laughter smiles back in your direction
Describing laughter as a response to the listener, potentially masking true emotions.
But you're protected by the smoke from
Highlighting the listener's protection behind the smoke of a cigarette, suggesting a barrier or facade.
Your cigarette
-Then you tried to hold my hand
Detailing an attempt to hold hands, but the gesture lacks significance or meaning.
Under the table
-But it's far too vague to be meaningful
-As long as I go somewhere
Repeating the theme of going somewhere, emphasizing the listener's attempts, lies, and the narrator's nightly struggle.
You'll still be trying to see
-As long as I go somewhere
-Every night has a hold over me
-As long as I go somewhere
-You'll still be lying to me
-As long as I go somewhere
-And you held me like I was a shadow
Depicting a physical embrace without mystery or depth, possibly reflecting a lack of genuine connection.
But completely without any mystery
-And you compared me to a shadow
Comparing the narrator to a shadow, suggesting a victory that is ambiguous or lacking in substance.
Which in itself is
-Some kind of victory
Concluding with the notion that being compared to a shadow is a form of triumph, possibly due to its elusive nature.
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