Some Streets Lead Nowhere
Navigating Shadows: Matthew Ryan's Poetic Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
I can't tell you where I've been now darling
Expressing inability to disclose his experiences to the listener.
There are hawks inside my head
Feeling haunted or burdened by disturbing thoughts.
And every smile and every good thing are picked at 'til they are dead
Positive experiences are tarnished or ruined by scrutiny or negativity.
"I love you," was all she said
A simple expression of affection or love.
That's all she said
Reiteration of the simplicity of her expression.
From that old street to that new house
Referencing movement from a familiar place to a new one.
To those beautiful hills inside your blouse
Suggesting intimacy through a metaphorical description.
To the rain that kept falling and those years off the rails
Recalling difficult times and challenges faced.
When we smiled like 2 sailors with holes in our sails
Shared hardship experienced with someone else.
When I turned to a coma with a black hole in my chest
Describing a state of emotional numbness or detachment.
When a kiss was the cure and I'd save my breath
Believing that affection or love was the solution to his problems.
When you'd walk to the bedroom and I'd fall on the couch
Physical distance or disconnect in the relationship.
If I wasted your beauty I'll ignite it somehow
Feeling regretful for not appreciating the beauty of the partner.
'Cause a dream can be cruel when it haunts you like this
Describing the torment of a recurring, haunting dream.
With your eyes like a deer
Comparing the listener's eyes to a deer, possibly denoting vulnerability.
And the words from your lips
Importance placed on words spoken by the listener.
What I'm trying to say is I was afraid that you'd leave
Expressing fear of abandonment or loss of the listener.
So I slept with my failures and I started to grieve
Internal struggle and mourning over past mistakes or shortcomings.
I started to grieve
Repetition emphasizing the onset of grieving.
I started to grieve
Confirming the commencement of the grieving process.
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