Lyrics
Now it's coming to the end of the evening
Reflecting on the conclusion of the evening.
The time when the ceiling sways and objects jerk out of place
Describing the time when the surroundings feel unsteady and objects move unexpectedly.
Your eyelids heavy, you make your way down the yellow streets
Feeling tired, navigating through the illuminated streets.
past rows and rows of houses
Passing by rows of houses with closed curtains, protecting against the cold.
curtains drawn tight against the cold night air
Emphasizing the isolation and insulation of the houses from the external environment.
to a flight of stairs
Approaching a flight of stairs.
which lead to a room
Leading to a room.
where a bed is waiting for you to lie down
Describing a room with a bed waiting, possibly for solitary rest or otherwise.
perhaps alone, perhaps not
Contemplating the possibility of being alone or with someone.
and go to sleep again
Preparing to go back to sleep.
They wait alone
Referring to individuals waiting alone in unused rooms.
in unused rooms
Specifically mentioning these individuals being in unused rooms.
they sit and they remember
Recalling memories as they sit alone.
Oh, please remember
Requesting to remember those memories.
So you lie on your back in the dark
Lying in the dark on the back, attentive to bodily sensations.
and listen to the blood rushing in your ears
Listening to the sounds of blood circulation and the ticking of a watch against the mattress.
and the soft "tick, tick, tick" of your watch against the mattress springs
Describing sensory experiences in the dark.
Patterns merge behind your eyes
Noting the emergence of patterns behind closed eyes.
Purple and green, glowing gently
Describing visual experiences with colors and gentle glow.
and all is soft with furry darkness
Portraying a soft and fuzzy darkness.
You yawn once
Expressing a yawn, a sign of sleepiness.
turn on your side
Turning to the side in preparation for sleep.
and fall to sleep again
Falling back into sleep.
They wait alone
Reiteration of individuals waiting alone.
they bathed your eyes
Recalling a past act of caring, possibly metaphorical eye-bathing during cold nights.
when nights were cold
Emphasizing the act of care during cold nights.
Remember
Repeating the plea to remember.
Oh, please remember
There's something you've forgotten
Indicating a forgotten aspect.
When you awoke later that night the bedroom was cold and you were alone
Recalling a moment waking up alone in a cold room, expressing fear of darkness.
Alone and afraid of the dark
Highlighting a sense of loneliness and fear.
Watching
Observing, possibly in a vulnerable state.
Waiting
Waiting, suggesting anticipation or vigilance.
Watching
Repeating the act of watching.
Waiting
Repeating the act of waiting.
As you lie on your back
Returning to the imagery of lying on the back.
naked beneath the cold sheets
Being exposed beneath cold sheets while not being dead, just sleeping.
Not dead, just sleeping
Emphasizing the state of sleep, not death.
Sleeping
Repeating the idea of sleeping.
And you will never wake again.
Concluding with a statement suggesting perpetual sleep.
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