Deer
Reflections of Solitude: Manchester Orchestra's Heartfelt Journey
Lyrics
Half a year and here you are again.
Reflecting on the passage of half a year and encountering the same situation.
I'd go out in public if nobody ever asked
Expressing a reluctance to socialize publicly unless prompted.
I sit home and drink alone and hope that bottle speaks
Choosing solitude, drinking alone, and seeking solace from a bottle, possibly as a coping mechanism.
Like you
Expressing a desire for the bottle to communicate like a person, possibly referring to a need for connection or understanding.
Like us
Emphasizing the commonality or shared experience between the speaker and someone else.
Like me
Highlighting the individuality of the speaker amidst shared experiences.
Half a year again now, it's a whole
Noting the passage of another half year, completing a year-long cycle.
February stationary from you on the wall
Mentioning a stationary (possibly a letter or message) received in February and displayed on the wall.
And I sit home and plead the throne
Expressing a yearning for the message on the wall to speak or convey something.
To speak
Repetition of the desire for communication, emphasizing the lack of response or meaningful interaction.
To speak
-To me
-To me
-To me
-Hasn't said a single thing
Noting the silence, with the bottle not providing the expected communication.
Probably too busy with your work
Suggesting a possibility of the person being too busy with work, or the speaker rationalizing their solitude.
Or am I just excusing you for leaving me alone?
Questioning if the speaker is making excuses for being left alone.
There's nothing in these wooden drawers
Describing the emptiness of wooden drawers, possibly symbolizing a lack of meaningful content in the speaker's life.
To bring you back
Expressing a desire for something to bring back the person, possibly referencing a lost connection or relationship.
To keep me bored
Suggesting that the absence of the person makes the speaker feel bored and restless.
I don't know what to do with me no more
Expressing a sense of confusion and not knowing what to do with oneself.
Dear everyone
Addressing everyone the speaker has ever known.
I ever really knew
Acknowledging past behavior, possibly negative, toward those known to the speaker.
I acted like an asshole
Admitting to behaving poorly to maintain a perceived advantage or superiority.
So I could keep my edge on you
Reflecting on the unintended consequences of mistreating others, leading to personal harm.
Ended up abusing
Acknowledging that even those thought to be immune to mistreatment were affected.
Even those I thought immune
Conveying the destructive impact of the speaker's actions on a broader scale.
I killed the kingdom with one move and now
Expressing a realization of the need for change or progression in life.
It's time, to move
-Dear everybody that has paid to see my band
Addressing those who have paid to attend the speaker's musical performances.
Still confusing
Expressing confusion about the audience's response or understanding of the speaker's actions.
I'll never understand
Acknowledging ongoing difficulty in understanding the reactions of others.
I acted like an asshole so my albums would never burn
Admitting to negative behavior aimed at preserving the speaker's artistic creations.
I'm hungry now and the scraps are dirty dirt
Expressing a current state of hunger or need, possibly metaphorical, with the available resources being undesirable or insufficient.
And I'm hungry now the scraps of dirty dirt.
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