Lyrics
Wake up with your makeup stains
Reference to waking up with evidence of a night spent together, possibly with emotional or physical remnants.
All over your pillowcase
Visualizing makeup stains on the pillowcase, indicating intimacy and closeness.
Diamond rings and purple haze
Suggestive of luxury (diamond rings) and a dreamy or altered state (purple haze).
When the sunlight hits your face
Describing the moment when morning light reveals the partner's face.
(Hits your face)
Repetition for emphasis, emphasizing the impact of sunlight on the partner's face.
(Hits your face)
-(Hit your face)
-Livin life in the astral plane
Living life in a transcendent or surreal state, detached from reality.
Echoing when you call my name
Echoing suggests a longing or a distant connection when the partner calls the speaker's name.
Orbiting up around my brain
Imagery of orbiting around the speaker's brain, possibly symbolizing intense thoughts or feelings.
I'm the man on the moon
Identifying as the "man on the moon," possibly conveying a sense of uniqueness or isolation.
Moon
Repetition of "moon" for emphasis or poetic effect.
Corduroy high waisted belt
Describing a specific fashion item, possibly representing a distinctive style or identity.
Talkin like you hate yourself
Suggesting self-disparagement in speech or demeanor.
Listen to this when you're alone
Encouraging the listener to engage with the song in solitude.
Silence is the loudest sound
Highlighting the impact of silence, possibly as a powerful, contemplative experience.
technical romances held up
Introduction of the theme "technical romances" and their fragility or intricacy.
By your broken standards
Implying that technical romances are sustained by standards that are damaged or flawed.
That you built upon a mountain of ashes
Metaphorically describing the foundation of these standards as fragile or built on the ruins of past experiences.
Wake up with your makeup stains
Repetition of waking up with makeup stains and sunlight hitting the face, reinforcing the theme.
All over your pillowcase
-Diamond rings and purple haze
-When the sunlight hits your face
-Wake up with your makeup stains
-All over your pillowcase
-Diamond rings and purple haze
-When the sunlight hits your face
-(When the sunlight, when the sunlight)
Emphasizing the connection between sunlight and the technical romance.
(It's your technical romance technical romance)
Reiteration of the technical romance theme, possibly indicating its importance or centrality.
Wake up with your makeup stains
Continued repetition, reinforcing the imagery and themes presented in earlier lines.
All over your pillowcase
-Diamond rings and purple haze
-When the sunlight hits your face
-Wake up with your makeup stains
-All over your pillowcase
-Diamond rings and purple haze
-When the sunlight hits your face
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