Mad Shelley's Letterbox
Embracing Memories, Wasted Love, and Lonely ReflectionsLyrics
Time is written on your face
Time has left its marks and signs on your face, showing the passage of time.
And the cold white arms of memory embrace you
The memories, often associated with coldness, surround and hold onto you.
Love is all we lay to waste
Love is squandered and not appreciated properly.
Now it's only lips of
Now, it's only the kisses or touches of loneliness that reach and affect you.
Loneliness that taste you
Loneliness dominates and affects your sense of taste.
Oh god you were beautiful
An acknowledgment of your past beauty, perhaps indicating a sense of loss or change.
Oh god you were beautiful oh god
Repetition emphasizes the admiration or lamentation for past beauty.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
A reference to the mailbox of Mad Shelley being full, possibly symbolizing accumulated messages or emotions.
Of birthday cards me I never left the room
The narrator stayed isolated and didn't venture out while birthday cards accumulated in Mad Shelley's mailbox.
The lightbulb that shone down
The light shining on the narrator was gloomy, suggesting a somber atmosphere.
On me was gloomy
The narrator was able to read or understand Mad Shelley in a melancholic setting illuminated by the moon.
I could read you by the moon
Assuming familiarity or recognition through eye contact.
The way you looked at me
A repeated acknowledgment of past beauty.
I thought you knew me
Reiterated admiration or lamentation for past beauty.
Oh god you were beautiful
Another reference to the full mailbox, suggesting an accumulation of messages or feelings.
Oh god you were beautiful oh god
The loneliness dominates, affecting one's sense of taste.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
Reiteration of the fullness of Mad Shelley's mailbox, possibly representing emotional overflow or accumulation of messages.
Of birthday cards
Continuation of the mailbox imagery, suggesting a significant number of birthday cards.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
Reiterated fullness of Mad Shelley's mailbox with birthday cards, emphasizing the accumulation of sentiments.
Of birthday cards
Continued reference to the abundance of birthday cards in Mad Shelley's mailbox, indicating a heap of emotions or messages.
(Special delivery from mad Shelley) what
Reflection on what someone else could say in a situation, possibly indicating uncertainty or contemplation.
Could anybody say
Acknowledgment that certain events were predictable only in hindsight.
Except in hindsight this was bound to happen
When two souls collide, it was an inevitable outcome, something that was bound to happen.
When two souls collide this way
When two souls come together in this manner, there's no predefined direction or map for their interaction.
There's no compartment they can find a map in
Uncertainty about understanding the other person's thoughts or feelings.
I don't know what your mind is thinking
Implies a separation between emotional and rational aspects within oneself.
Your mind's not in your heart
Reiteration of admiration or lamentation for past beauty.
Oh god you were beautiful
Reiterated acknowledgment of past beauty.
Oh god you were beautiful oh god
Continued emphasis on past beauty, possibly reflecting on a sense of loss or change.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
Mad Shelley's mailbox is full again, repeating the motif of accumulated messages or emotions.
Of birthday cards
Continuation of the imagery of a mailbox filled with birthday cards, possibly signifying emotional overflow.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
Reiteration of the fullness of Mad Shelley's mailbox, emphasizing the accumulation of sentiments.
Of birthday cards
Another reference to the abundance of birthday cards in Mad Shelley's mailbox, indicating a heap of emotions or messages.
Mad Shelley's letterbox is full
Continued emphasis on the overflowing mailbox, possibly indicating an overwhelming amount of emotional content.
Of birthday cards
Empty line without specific lyrics.
Ahh ahh
Reiterated acknowledgment of past beauty through vocalizations (non-lyrical).
Ahh
Final vocalization, possibly carrying emotional weight or lingering sentiments.
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