ceiling
Breathing Beneath the Ceiling
Lyrics
You said your head's been hurting
The person addressed has been experiencing headaches.
You're done searching
The person is no longer seeking or searching for something.
And awkward smiles keep meeting, then leaving
There are awkward encounters marked by brief smiles that don't last.
Is your door still broken, swung open?
Questioning if the door is still broken and remains open, possibly symbolizing an invitation or vulnerability.
You're in the big smoke, choking
The person is in a city environment, feeling suffocated or overwhelmed.
How's that going?
An inquiry about how the person is coping with the city life.
At least the ceiling knows I'm breathing
Feeling invisible or overlooked, yet the ceiling acknowledges the person's existence through breathing.
I wake up
The speaker wakes up from sleep.
You stay on your side
The addressed person remains distant, staying separate.
Won't take my touch
The speaker's touch is rejected or not accepted.
The tears that I cry
The speaker sheds tears.
Fill your cup
The tears of the speaker fill the addressed person's emotional capacity.
Watch me liquefy
The speaker feels like they are dissolving or becoming fluid due to intense emotions.
Make you drunk
Metaphorically, the speaker's emotions intoxicate or overwhelm the addressed person.
I wake up to space on the sheets (I know I could be difficult)
The speaker wakes up alone in bed, acknowledging their own difficulty in the relationship.
'Cause you fucked off and left it with me (you'd insist that it was in my head)
The addressed person has left and abandoned emotional responsibility, attributing problems to the speaker's imagination.
I've had enough, I cry while you creep (you pretend that you weren't miserable)
The speaker is emotionally exhausted from the addressed person's behavior, while the addressed person pretends they weren't unhappy.
I cry while you creep (I'll still love you until I'm dead)
The speaker continues to love despite feeling hurt and abandoned.
At least the ceiling knows I'm breathing
Similar to line 8, emphasizing that while others might not recognize the speaker's struggle, the ceiling is aware because of the act of breathing.
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Vocalization or expression, possibly reflecting emotional distress or pain.
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