Lyrics
May we not grow weary
Expressing a hope or desire not to become tired or exhausted.
May we not be sold
Expressing a hope or desire not to be betrayed or compromised.
May I lean into you
Expressing a desire to rely on or seek support from someone.
Till they send me home
Suggesting being sent back home from a distant place or situation.
And the house came alive in the heat
Describing the activation or liveliness of the house in the warmth.
All the curtains sucked to the screens
Depicting how the curtains were pulled towards the screens due to the heat.
Then they billowed back out into the hallways
Illustrating how the billowing curtains moved back into the house's corridors.
As if our house was breathing
Comparing the house's movements with the act of breathing.
And the floor boards creak in the stairwell
Noticing the sound of the floorboards making noise in the staircase.
Conversationally
Describing the floorboards' noise as if engaged in conversation.
But I was out the back in the garden
Being located outside in the garden, waiting for someone.
Waiting for you to come home to me
Awaiting the return of someone to the speaker.
And your nightdress left on the floor
Noticing an article of clothing (nightdress) left on the floor.
While you were in the bath downstairs
Detailing the person being in the bath downstairs.
And I held the cloth to my face
Describing holding a cloth, possibly associated with the person in the bath.
And I filled my lungs with your scent
Expressing the act of inhaling deeply to capture the scent of the person.
Because we knew that I’d be leaving
Recognizing the inevitability of the speaker's departure.
And we knew that you’d stay home
Understanding that the person addressed will remain at home.
It was as if our house was grieving
Comparing the atmosphere of the house to grieving due to imminent separation.
As I just stood there breathing you in
Describing the act of deeply experiencing the presence or essence of the person.
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