Space for the Stranger
Journey Through Love and Loss: Space for the Stranger
Lyrics
Do you remember late night in Boston
Reflecting on a late night in Boston, setting the scene for memories.
Good streets to got lost in
Highlighting the charm of getting lost in the streets of Boston.
We were fooling around we were finding
Recalling a time of experimentation and exploration in their relationship.
Our sound and in the winter losing both our motel keys
Describing a phase of discovering their musical identity while facing challenges like losing motel keys in winter.
Down south in Tennessee
Referencing a specific experience in Tennessee.
We shut down the bar, yeah we slept in the car
Narrating a moment of shutting down a bar and choosing to sleep in the car.
All the places we can't be love
Expressing a sense of nostalgia for places they cannot visit anymore.
Now that she's lying here between us
Acknowledging the presence of a third person between the couple.
Making space, making space, making space,
Emphasizing the act of creating emotional and physical space.
Making space space for the stranger
Repeating the theme of making space, specifically for the stranger.
There was a poster up on the wall there
Describing a poster on the wall and its removal upon the arrival of someone significant.
We took it down when she got here
Explaining the removal of a poster as a symbolic gesture related to the newcomer.
It was a band that I loved I used to see in the clubs
Remembering a band from the past, associated with memories of clubs and experiences.
And the blanket from that first time in Sweden
Referring to a blanket from a memorable time in Sweden.
That she's wrapped up in dreaming in
Indicating the comforting nature of the mentioned blanket for the new person.
Is keeping her calm as the night carries on
Highlighting the blanket's role in providing comfort as the night progresses.
All the places we can't be love
Expressing longing for places they can no longer experience due to the new dynamic.
Now that she's lying here between us
Acknowledging the third person lying between the couple.
Making space, making space, making space,
Reiterating the theme of making space, this time for the stranger.
Making space space for the stranger
Repeating the idea of creating space specifically for the newcomer.
I don’t wanna be down some city street
Expressing a desire not to miss important moments in the stranger's life.
When she’s reaching out
Describing a moment when the stranger reaches out emotionally.
She’s reaching out
Repeating the idea of the stranger reaching out for emotional connection.
She’s reaching
Emphasizing the act of reaching out, possibly symbolizing vulnerability.
‘cause in no time, there will be some day
Anticipating a future moment when the stranger will leave.
We'll be there in the driveway
Envisioning a scenario where the couple sees the stranger off in the driveway.
As she waves from the car driving off somewhere far
Imagining the stranger driving off to a distant place.
All the places she will go love
Describing the multitude of places the stranger will experience love.
When she’s no longer between us
Anticipating a future where the stranger is no longer physically present between the couple.
Fill the space, fill the space, fill the space
Repeating the theme of filling the space, now that the stranger is gone.
The space where the stranger was
Concluding with the idea of the space once occupied by the stranger.
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