Lyrics
Don't keep your voice down
Encouraging someone to speak up and not keep their voice down.
No one's left sleeping
Emphasizing that nobody is asleep; everyone is alert and attentive.
Everyone's awake to hear you talk
Highlighting an open atmosphere where everyone is ready to listen to what the person has to say.
There's no more static
Suggesting a resolution to eliminate communication issues or disturbances (symbolized by "static").
Here's the place where we say anythig we want to
Expressing a space where people can express themselves freely without restrictions.
Let's waste another year?
Pondering whether to spend another year in a certain way, possibly reflecting on past experiences.
'Cause you banked on this being the one you loved til you stop
Acknowledging a commitment to someone as "the one" until feelings fade.
And you listen
Encouraging active listening.
And you change your speed til you caught up with me
Suggesting the need to adjust and align one's pace with someone else.
Don't build me up
Advising against creating false expectations or illusions about someone.
Don't drag me down
Warning against pulling someone down or causing harm.
I made you out to be a millionaire.
Admitting to idealizing the person to an exaggerated extent.
You got so accustomed
Describing someone becoming accustomed to revealing their true self or vulnerabilities.
To turning over your last card
Referring to the act of exposing one's final card, possibly an admission of vulnerability.
To find me on the same page as you
Stating a shared understanding or alignment with the other person.
It's not much worse than
Comparing a situation to the negative experience of consuming the last drink.
Drinking down your last drink
Highlighting the discomfort of reaching the end of something significant.
Calling for the tab to make you clear
Describing the act of settling debts to achieve clarity or closure.
Let's waste another year,
Posing a question about spending another year in a particular way.
Because what's so near is much closer than you think
Suggesting that something close is even closer than perceived.
And you listen
Reiterating the importance of attentive listening and adapting to changes.
And you change your speed til you caught up with me
Reemphasizing the need to adjust one's pace to synchronize with someone else.
Don't build me up
Repeating the advice against building false expectations or illusions about someone.
Don't drag me down
Reiterating the warning against causing harm or pulling someone down.
I made you out to be a millionaire.
Reaffirming the admission of idealizing the person to an exaggerated extent.
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