Lyrics
I'd like to think it's all a dream,
The speaker considers the situation as if it were a dream.
Someone please come and rescue me,
The speaker calls for help, expressing a desire to be rescued.
Don't want to see my family torn,
Expresses a fear of witnessing family discord or conflict.
Left me with a soul without my lovely bones,
The speaker feels emotionally stripped or empty without their "lovely bones," which could symbolize something essential or dear.
We are alive tonight,
Emphasizes being alive and present in the current moment.
I am free, free for the rest of my life and,
The speaker feels liberated and unrestricted for the remainder of their life.
Me it's out of my control oh,
Expresses a lack of control over oneself.
Without my lovely bones,
Reiterates the emotional void or loss without the "lovely bones."
I sit and watch my friends today,
The speaker observes their friends while being unable to actively participate.
I'm gone and wish that I could stay,
The speaker acknowledges their absence and wishes they could stay.
I guess this is how it's supposed to be,
Acceptance of the current situation as a perceived inevitability.
Left me with a soul without my lovely bones,
Reiteration of the emotional void caused by the absence of "lovely bones."
We are alive tonight,
Reaffirmation of being alive and present in the current moment.
I am free, free for the rest of my life and,
Emphasizes the newfound freedom for the rest of the speaker's life.
Me it's out of my control oh,
Restates the lack of control over oneself.
Without my lovely bones,
Reiterates the emotional void or loss without the "lovely bones."
As I was thinking forgot to swallow, a burning feeling about tomorrow,
The speaker reflects on a burning feeling about the future and a forgotten act of swallowing.
And I finally stop to find it written on your face,
The speaker notices a revelation on someone's face about efforts made on their behalf.
You did what you could for me, you did what you could for me,
Recognition and gratitude for the efforts made by someone for the speaker.
I sit and watch it all go by,
The speaker passively observes events unfolding.
My father wants to make it right,
The speaker's father seeks to make amends or correct a situation.
The secrets buried deep inside of me,
Reference to hidden secrets within the speaker.
Left me with a soul without my lovely bones,
Reiteration of the emotional void caused by the absence of "lovely bones."
We are alive tonight,
Reaffirmation of being alive and present in the current moment.
I am free, free for the rest of my life and,
Emphasizes the newfound freedom for the rest of the speaker's life.
Me it's out of my control oh,
Restates the lack of control over oneself.
Without my lovely bones,
Reiterates the emotional void or loss without the "lovely bones."
We are alive tonight,
Reaffirmation of being alive and present in the current moment.
I am free, free for the rest of my life and,
Emphasizes the newfound freedom for the rest of the speaker's life.
Me it's out of my control oh,
Restates the lack of control over oneself.
Without my lovely bones,
Reiterates the emotional void or loss without the "lovely bones."
Without my lovely bones,
Final repetition emphasizing the absence of "lovely bones."
Without my lovely bones
Concluding repetition of the emotional void caused by the absence of "lovely bones."
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