Lyrics
When I picked you up
The speaker met someone in a vulnerable or incomplete state
You were missing one of your five legs
The person had some noticeable imperfection or was incomplete
When I asked if you
The speaker invited the person to dance
Would like to dance
Asking if the person wants to engage in a dance
You said I'm okay
The person declined the offer initially
Yeah, I'm okay
Reaffirmation of being okay despite declining the offer
In the time it took
Expressing the swift passing of time or a change in perception
To finish your sentence
The person's growth or change described within a short period
You've grown meters long
Rapid increase in the person's size metaphorically
At that alarming rate I could not conflate
The speaker struggled to comprehend the immense love or change
Your seismic size of love
The magnitude of the person's emotional depth was overwhelming
You swallowed me whole
Metaphorical swallowing by the person, possibly engulfed by their emotions
Give me your ten dollars
The request for money, possibly symbolic of emotional investment
So I can buy a sandwich with your money
Intending to use the money for something trivial
And throw it in the gutter
Disregard for the significance of the money by throwing it away
Oh, feed it to a starfish
Fancifully suggesting discarding it to something insignificant like a starfish
When I looked at you in the bathroom mirror
A moment of self-reflection in the presence of the person
I knew it was time to eat
A realization of the need to address personal needs
All of my life I wish I had thought twice when I
A regret about past decisions related to the person
Picked you from the sand
Reflecting on choosing the person from among others
You can hold my hand
An offer of support or solidarity
Oh darling babe, what do you want me to say
A request for guidance or cues on how to respond
At least I took my time
Taking time to make decisions or act according to inherent nature
It's my nature you see
Acceptance of personal traits influencing behavior
And I had no place to hide
A situation without options or means to avoid something
And I had not a sandwich in sight
Emphasizing the lack of resources or sustenance
(I had no no no no no place to hide)
Reiterating the lack of hiding places or escape
Give me your ten dollars (Give me your ten dollars)
Repetition of the request for money, possibly indicating desperation
So I can buy a sandwich with your money
Reiteration of the intention to use the money frivolously
And throw it in the gutter
Repeating the act of discarding something valuable
Oh, feed it to a starfish
Reiteration of discarding something precious to something insignificant
I have to confess it ain't just your dress
Acknowledgment of various factors contributing to attraction
It's the dirt on your cheek
Attention drawn to a physical imperfection of the person
My arms outstretched
The speaker expressing readiness to communicate or stay together
As I tell you, oh stick around
Requesting the person to stay or remain in the relationship
Oh stick around
Repetition emphasizing the plea to stay
Stick around
Reiterated plea for the person to stay
Stick around, stick around, stick around
Continued insistence for the person to stay
Oh, what a cop out
Expressing disappointment or dissatisfaction with a situation
A grimy nasty cop out
Labeling a perceived action as a disappointing or unsatisfactory escape
A dirty slimy cop out
Repetition emphasizing the negative connotation of the escape
Give me your ten dollars
Repeating the request for money, possibly signifying a fixation on it
Give me your ten dollars (Give me your ten dollars)
Reiteration of the desire for money, possibly indicating a desperate need
So I can buy a sandwich with your money
Reiteration of using the money frivolously and discarding it
And throw it in the gutter
Repeating the act of discarding something valuable
Oh, feed it to a starfish
Reiteration of discarding something precious to something insignificant
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