Corner Room
Unveiling Love's Turbulence: Corner Room Chronicles
Lyrics
She sleeps in the corner room
Describing the location where "she" sleeps, emphasizing a sense of isolation or seclusion.
The blinds are drawn
Suggesting a lack of visibility or openness, possibly reflecting a closed-off emotional state.
And the lines are too
Indicating a sense of limitation or constraint, both physically and emotionally.
I'm sleeping on the sofa bed
The speaker is sleeping separately, implying a distance or emotional disconnection.
Eyes wide, tongue-tied,
Describing the speaker's emotional state, possibly feeling surprised or at a loss for words.
Thinking about the times when I was
Reflecting on past experiences, suggesting a longing for closeness or intimacy.
Close to her
Recalling a time when the speaker felt physically and emotionally near to "her."
Two souls alone in the world
Expressing a sense of shared solitude between the two individuals.
She's got a heart like a jumbo jet
Using metaphors to describe "her" heart as powerful but prone to turbulence.
Custom built for turbulence
Comparing "her" mind to a bayonet, indicating sharpness, coolness, and danger.
And a mind like a bayonet
Highlighting the intensity of the emotional connection, even if it causes pain.
Cool, keen and dangerous
Suggesting that consequences or endings are deserved, possibly related to a strained relationship.
She's so close it hurts
Expressing emotional pain caused by the closeness to "her."
Last suppers are just desserts
Playing on the idea that the end of something (like a last supper) is a just consequence.
She's so far from me
Feeling a physical and emotional distance from "her."
A staircase from here to eternity
Using a staircase metaphor to convey the vast separation between the speaker and "her."
Salesmen, cheats and swine
Describing negative qualities in others, possibly reflecting on personal failures.
A man can be a sad excuse sometimes
Acknowledging personal shortcomings and self-blame.
I guess I couldn't hear her
Realizing a lack of awareness or understanding of "her" emotional state.
I guess I didn't see her cryin'
Admitting a failure to notice or address "her" distress.
And I guess that's why they call the drunk blind
Playing on the idea that intoxication (drunkenness) can blind one to reality.
I woke up like an atom bomb
Describing a sudden and intense awakening, possibly to a harsh reality.
Bolt upright, a flash of light
Using imagery of an atom bomb to convey a powerful and destructive realization.
And everything I loved was gone
Suggesting a profound loss or change, with everything the speaker loved gone.
And if I never get back home
Expressing a fear of not returning home, with a desire to connect with "her" by phone.
I'll call her up long distance on the telephone to feel
Using a long-distance call as a symbolic attempt to bridge the emotional gap.
Close to her
Reiterating the desire to be close to "her," despite obstacles like hang-ups and bad connections.
Hang ups, bad connections, indifferent dial tones
Describing challenges and obstacles in communication, reflecting the difficulties in the relationship.
She's so close to me
Emphasizing the emotional closeness despite physical distance.
In the belly laughs and the photographs and the sweet old memories
Recalling shared joyful moments and memories with "her."
I'm so close to through
Expressing a sense of nearing the end or giving up.
What's a poor, blue, downhearted boy like me to do
Poetically questioning what a despondent person like the speaker should do in such a situation.
When it's so close to three
Noting the lateness of the hour, suggesting a time to let go and find rest.
It's time to put the cap back on this old crutch and try to get some sleep
Deciding to metaphorically put an end to reliance on a crutch (possibly emotional) and attempt to move on.
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