Lyrics
Here you are sporting those tiny pearls of pleasure
Describing the person, possibly the subject of the song, adorned with small pearls of happiness.
On your ears and in your hair
Mentioning the pearls in the person's hair and ears as a part of their adornment.
Sometimes they'd flow from your eyes like tears
Noting that sometimes, happiness (depicted as pearls) would turn into tears in the person's eyes.
I used to pick the up and hoard them as a measure
Recalling the act of collecting those moments of joy-turned-tears as a meaningful measure.
Of how alive you where that night
Reflecting on the person's vibrant and lively state during a particular night.
And yet how close to the end
Contrasting the vitality of the mentioned night with the awareness of its proximity to an end.
I'd wrap'em up and shoot'em to the
Expressing a symbolic action of wrapping up those collected moments and sending them to the Moon.
Moon
Mentioning the Moon as a destination for the wrapped-up moments, possibly symbolizing a distant place or memory.
And if we try now just a little harder
Encouraging an effort to revisit or recreate those moments by trying a little harder.
We can go up there
Suggesting the possibility of reaching the Moon, symbolizing a special place or state.
And paint another
Proposing the idea of creating another special moment, akin to painting another Moon.
Moon
Repeating the mention of the Moon, emphasizing its significance.
(moon-moon all your light upon me)
Adding a poetic and repeated line about the Moon casting its light.
I used to help you light up all the scented candles
Recalling the shared experience of lighting scented candles with the person.
Yeah you wre well aware
Acknowledging the person's awareness of ghosts or past experiences haunting them.
Of all the ghosts that would stare at you
Referencing the ghosts as onlookers and the person as the only ghost in the singer's room.
Since you became the only ghost inside my room
Emphasizing the person's presence in the singer's heart and room, possibly after their departure.
Inside my heart
Reiterating the emotional connection, suggesting a perfume lingering in the air.
There's perfume in the air no matter if it's day or night
Noting the constant presence of a fragrance, regardless of the time of day.
But if you want me to
Suggesting the willingness to gather and send those fragrant moments to the Moon.
I'd wrap'em up and shoot'em to the
Repeating the symbolic act of wrapping up moments and sending them to the Moon.
Moon
Reiterating the idea of striving harder to reach the Moon and recreate special moments.
And if we try now just a little harder
Encouraging continued effort to reach the Moon.
We can go up there
Reiterating the possibility of painting another Moon through collective effort.
And paint another
Continuing the metaphorical theme of recreating special moments symbolized by the Moon.
Moon
Repeating the line about the Moon casting its light, underscoring its importance.
(moon-moon all your light upon me)
Concluding with a poetic repetition of the Moon casting its light.
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