Lyrics
Two lovers dressed in their nightgowns
Two individuals dressed in nightgowns symbolizing intimacy and vulnerability.
Sleeping but their souls are somewhere else
While physically asleep, their souls are emotionally distant or preoccupied.
Nobody came when they called for help
Call for help went unanswered, suggesting isolation or neglect.
There was a ghost in the boy's bedroom
A ghost in the boy's bedroom implies a haunting presence or unresolved past.
Wearing the boy's mother's perfume
The ghost wears the boy's mother's perfume, hinting at a maternal connection.
He didn't know he would see her soon
The boy unaware he would encounter the ghost soon, foreshadowing an unexpected event.
It's watching it change, it's somewhere in the house
A sense of being observed, unable to escape, and the emotional distress of a crying baby.
It can't get away and baby cried her eyes out
-It's watching it change, it's somewhere in the house
-It can't get away and baby cried her eyes out
-There was a leak in the kitchen sink
A leak in the kitchen sink symbolizing emotional or relational instability.
The carpet was red, now it's faded pink
The change in carpet color from red to faded pink signifies a fading vibrancy or passion.
There was enough for the walls to drink
The walls absorbing liquid suggests an environment affected by emotional overflow.
It's watching it change, it's somewhere in the house
Reiteration of being observed and the emotional turmoil intensifying.
It can't get away and baby cried her eyes out
-It's watching it change, it's somewhere in the house
-It can't get away and baby cried her eyes out
-We are blinded by the gleam
We are blinded by the gleam, possibly alluding to distraction or superficial allure.
We are following the sheen
Following the sheen indicates a pursuit of something visually appealing but elusive.
It's like nothing we have seen before
Description of an unprecedented experience that challenges perception.
Now I can't tell us apart
Difficulty distinguishing identities, suggesting a loss of self in a situation.
Take the dollar from your heart
Symbolic removal of materialism (dollar) from the heart, implying emotional cost.
It has taken everything we are
An acknowledgment that something has taken away everything the individuals were.
Two lovers dressed in their nightgowns
Repetition of the initial scene, reinforcing its significance.
Two lovers dressed in their nightgowns
-Two lovers dressed in their nightgowns
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