Lyrics
Stumbled home at almost dawn
Returning home near dawn after a night out
Wishing I was the reckless one
Wishing to be more carefree or daring
And you had the nerve to shrug
Expressing indifference or nonchalance
You said, "I'm skipping town a couple months"
Announcing plans to leave town for a few months
Picked up all your late night calls
Answering late-night calls from the person
Took your crumbs, then none at all
Accepting minimal attention or affection
God, I feel disposable
Feeling easily replaceable or unimportant
Slide down the door I second guess
Reflecting on doubts while sliding down a door
If all this tenderness was even real (real)
Questioning if the affection received was genuine
I guess that my Achilles heel was
Identifying a vulnerability or weakness
Hoping you could see me as
Hoping to be seen beyond a superficial level
More than just the way I make you feel
Desiring recognition beyond providing pleasure
Oh my coyote
Referring to the person as a coyote
You belong to nobody, nobody
Emphasizing the person's lack of commitment
So why are you howling
Questioning the purpose of their emotional display
Howling to nobody, nobody but me?
Asking why the person is expressing emotions to others
To nobody, nobody
Repeating the idea of emotional detachment
Howling to nobody, nobody but me
Reiterating the question of emotional expression
Made me mixtapes that you think I'd like (think I'd like)
Recalling thoughtful gestures like mixtapes
Win my trust and steal my heart just like a thief in the night
Gaining trust and then abruptly breaking it
And you know the sweetest words to say (words to say)
Acknowledging sweet words until boredom sets in
Up until you're bored of hunting prey
Noticing a pattern of losing interest after pursuit
'Cause what felt like solid gold has slowly turned to rust
Describing a once valuable connection now fading
Won't be hanging on when you decide to care enough
Choosing not to hold on when the person returns
Oh my coyote
Repeating the metaphor of the person as a coyote
You belong to nobody, nobody
Reiterating the lack of commitment or ownership
So why are you howling
Questioning the purpose of emotional expression
Howling to nobody, nobody but me?
Asking why the person is expressing emotions to others
Oh my coyote
Repeating the metaphor of the person as a coyote
You belong to nobody, nobody
Emphasizing the person's lack of commitment
So why are you howling
Questioning the purpose of their emotional display
Howling to nobody, nobody but me?
Asking why the person is expressing emotions to others
But me
Highlighting the exclusivity of emotional expression
Someday you might dream of me and jolt awake
Suggesting a future realization or regret
Haunted by the what-ifs that you threw away
Imagining a future haunted by missed opportunities
Someday you might come across an old mixtape
Envisioning the rediscovery of a past mixtape
Haunted by the what-ifs that you threw away
Reiterating the haunting effects of lost opportunities
Haunted by the what-ifs that you threw away
Further emphasizing the haunting nature of regrets
What-ifs that you threw away
Stressing the impact of discarded possibilities
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