Hospital
Echoes of Desperation: Orbiting Jupiter's Heartfelt Plea
Lyrics
I saw it in your eyes
The speaker observed something significant in the other person's eyes.
When we all hung out that night
Recalling a specific night when they were all together.
That you had no intention
The person showed no desire or plan to live past the age of twenty-five.
Of living to twenty-five
An expression of concern as the person started to vomit.
When you started to heave
The speaker feared the possibility of the person leaving or dying.
I thought that you might leave
Reflecting on the fifth instance where efforts were made to help the person breathe.
This is the fifth time
Repeated struggles to ensure the person's ability to breathe.
We made sure that you could breathe
A question directed at the person, questioning their apparent lack of concern.
You keep ending up in the hospital
Observation that the person frequently ends up in the hospital.
Why don't you
A plea for the person to show some care or concern.
Why don't you care at all
Expressing frustration at the person's apparent indifference.
Can't you see the leaves are starting to fall
Noticing signs of change or deterioration, using falling leaves as a metaphor.
Why don't you
A repeated plea for the person to care.
Why don't you care at all
Reiterating the frustration with the person's lack of concern.
They broke down the door
A dramatic event where a door is broken down to find the person on the floor.
To see your body laying on the floor
Describing the distressing sight of the person's body on the floor.
I don't think your mother
Concern for the person's mother, who may be emotionally strained.
Can take much more
Expressing doubt about the mother's ability to cope with the situation.
What do you want me to say
The speaker is unsure about what to say in this difficult situation.
I've been here every day
Stating the speaker's consistent presence and support every day.
I don't know how to tell you
Admitting difficulty in finding the right words as the situation worsens.
It's getting harder to stay
Expressing the increasing emotional difficulty of staying in this situation.
Cause you keep ending up in the hospital
Repetition of the person's frequent hospitalizations.
Why don't you
Reiterating the frustration with the person's apparent indifference.
Why don't you care at all
Expressing frustration at the person's apparent indifference.
Can't you see the leaves are starting to fall
Using falling leaves as a metaphor for the deteriorating situation.
Why don't you
Repeating the plea for the person to care.
Why don't you care at all
Reiterating the frustration with the person's lack of concern.
Why don't you
A repetitive questioning of the person's lack of care.
Why don't you care at all
Continued frustration at the person's apparent indifference.
Why don't you
Repeating the plea for the person to care.
Why don't you care at all
Reiterating the frustration with the person's lack of concern.
Why don't you
Repeating the questioning of the person's lack of care.
Why don't you care at all
Continued frustration at the person's apparent indifference.
Why don't you
Repeating the plea for the person to care.
Why don't you care at all
Final repetition of frustration at the person's lack of concern.
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