Lyrics
Well when you're with your friends
Being with friends but feeling lonely
But you're lonely
Expressing the internal loneliness
You smile a smile that's not your own
Wearing a false smile to hide true emotions
When comfort comes from a stranger's arms
Finding comfort in the arms of a stranger miles away from home
Miles away from home
Physically distant from one's familiar environment
And you close your eyes to feel a darkness
Seeking solace in darkness, dreaming of past love
You dream of love you have known
Recalling love experienced in the past
But you wake up instead
Reality check upon waking up in a stranger's bed
In a strangers bed
Being physically distant from home after waking up
Miles away from home
Though you're in a house
Being in a house doesn't guarantee a true home
Don't mean its a home
Highlighting the difference between a house and a home
Though you're in a crowd
Being in a crowd doesn't eliminate loneliness
Doesn't mean you're not alone
Emphasizing that one can still feel alone in a crowd
Doesn't mean you're not alone
Reiteration of the feeling of loneliness
And though he wraps you in wool
Despite being cared for, feeling emotionally cold
You're still freezing
Longing for warmth despite external attempts
It's been a while since you've been warm
Acknowledging a prolonged period without warmth
'Cause you're making false starts
Attempting to connect emotionally with a stranger
With a strangers heart
Trying to start a genuine connection with a stranger's heart
Miles away from home
Being emotionally distant from home
And though he's on your skin
Physical closeness doesn't guarantee emotional connection
Doesn't mean he's in your blood
Having someone on the skin doesn't mean they're in the blood
And though you let him in
Allowing someone into your life doesn't equate to love
Doesn't mean you're making love
Being intimate doesn't necessarily mean making love
Doesn't mean you're making love
Clarifying the distinction between physical intimacy and love
'Cause you're not in love, oh, ooh
Emphasizing the absence of love in the current situation
You're not in love, oh, ooh
You're not in love, oh, ooh
-You're not in love
-In love, oh, ooh
-'Cause you know my house will always be your home
Assurance that the speaker's house is always open
You know my heart is yours and yours alone
Declaring exclusive emotional commitment
Is yours and yours alone
Reiteration of emotional exclusivity
You know my house will always be your home
Reassuring a constant emotional refuge
You know my heart is yours and yours alone
Reaffirmation of emotional commitment
Is yours and yours alone
Repetition of emotional exclusivity
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