Lyrics
I'd be lying if I said I'm ok
I am not okay, and admitting this truth.
I'm not in danger and u don't need to stay
Assuring that there is no immediate danger, and there's no need for someone to stay.
I haven't slept in at least two days
Expressing sleep deprivation, having not slept for at least two days.
But I'm alright
Despite the challenges, asserting that everything is alright.
You caught me crying in the break room at work
Caught in a vulnerable moment, crying in the break room at work.
I caught u staring at the stains on my shirt
Observing the other person staring at visible stains on the shirt.
I said some things, u said some things, and it hurt
Referring to a past argument, acknowledging that both parties said hurtful things.
But we're alright
Despite past conflicts, asserting that the relationship is still alright.
But we're not getting better
Acknowledging that the relationship is not improving.
We're not feeling alright
Expressing a general sense of not feeling alright.
You've been everything I've wanted and more
Acknowledging the partner as everything desired and more.
We watched the waves crashing into the shore
Recalling a shared experience of watching waves crash into the shore.
And I know I fucked this up, but I still need you here
Admitting personal responsibility for mistakes but still expressing a need for the partner's presence.
To make it better
Desiring the partner's support to make things better.
Make it alright
Reiterating the desire to make things alright in the relationship.
I know you're on the phone with your mother, and out with your friends
Aware that the partner is occupied with other commitments (talking to mother, being with friends).
But I just need to hear your voice
Expressing a need to hear the partner's voice despite their current engagements.
Maybe that will kill the noise
Hoping that hearing the partner's voice will drown out the surrounding noise.
And let me know what the hell you're thinking
Expressing a desire to understand the partner's thoughts and feelings.
I know you're on the phone with your mother, and out with your friends
Repeating the scenario of the partner being on the phone with their mother or out with friends.
But I just need to hear your voice
Reiterating the need to hear the partner's voice despite their current engagements.
Maybe that will kill the noise
Reiterating the hope that hearing the partner's voice will help silence the noise.
And let me know what the fuck you're thinking
Expressing a desire to understand the partner's thoughts and feelings more emphatically.
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