Paper Gown

Echoes of Longing: Unveiling the Emotional Landscape in Midlake's 'Paper Gown'
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Lyrics

Everything you need

Expressing that everything one needs is already present.

Is everything I need to be

Assuring the listener that the speaker possesses everything necessary.

I sit across the room

Describing a physical distance between the speaker and the listener.

Your breathing starts to croon to me

Noting the impact of the listener's breathing on the speaker.


Every prone to be

Highlighting a tendency to be a source of things the listener may not require.

A pillar of things you will never need

Emphasizing a role as a provider of unnecessary items or support.

So please don't let me go

Pleading not to be abandoned while exploring unfamiliar paths.

Down old paths and radios for long

Referencing past journeys and listening to music for extended periods.


When the day comes

Alluding to an anticipated difficult event or circumstance.

The dreadful scene approaching

Describing the approaching scene as dreadful or distressing.


Don't leave with your

Advising against leaving while concealing emotions.

Hands covering your face

Asking the listener not to hide behind their hands in distress.

My body is stone cold here

Describing the speaker's body as unresponsive or emotionless.

Don't go

Urging the listener not to depart.

Don't leave

Repeating the plea for the listener not to leave.

Don't leave my place

Specifically asking the listener not to vacate the speaker's space.


When everything goes dry

Suggesting that when things become difficult, it shouldn't be a surprise.

Remember it's no big surprise

Encouraging the listener to remember the lack of surprise in difficult times.

When everything you love

Highlighting the potential disruption of beloved things on one's mental state.

Starts messing with your head

Referring to the impact of loved things on the listener's mind.

And phones drop

Mentioning dropped phones as a potential symbol of communication breakdown.


Well go ahead blame me

Accepting blame and physical harm, perhaps metaphorically, for the sake of the relationship.

And push me down the stairs

Describing a forceful action against the speaker and its aftermath.

To the street

Depicting a physical location (stairs) where the forceful action occurs.

I'm slowly getting up

Slowly recovering from the physical impact.

My body aches of sunlight inside

Expressing physical discomfort and alluding to inner brightness.


And somewhere far away

Projecting a mental distance and the act of dreaming.

In my mind I'll dream

Continuing the theme of mental escape through dreams.

And call out loud without

Calling out loud without inviting the listener into the dreamscape.

Inviting you

Repeating the act of reaching out in dreams without actively involving the listener.


I've gone too far away

Expressing a sense of being too distant in mental landscapes.

In my mind I'm dreaming

Continuing the theme of dreaming and vocalizing without direct involvement.

And I'll call out aloud without

Reiterating the act of calling out without specifically inviting the listener.

Inviting you

Continuing the theme of reaching out in dreams without explicit inclusion.


Please won't you lead me back

Pleading for guidance or assistance to return to a previous state.

Please won't you lead me back

Repeating the plea for guidance or assistance to return to a previous state.

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