Gimme a Sign
Searching for a Sign: Ryan Adams' Soulful Quest
Lyrics
Here's a picture of your lonely Fridays
The speaker describes a visual representation of the listener's lonely Fridays.
Turned to nothing on a Friday night
Those lonely Fridays end up being uneventful or insignificant on a Friday night.
Firecracker with a pile of empties
A metaphorical representation of a person (firecracker) surrounded by empty things or emptiness.
Detonated with a lonely fire
This person explodes emotionally but within their solitude.
I see your face, I hear your voice
The speaker recalls seeing the listener's face, hearing their voice, invoking memories.
I touch the phone and wonder
The speaker physically interacts with the phone, possibly yearning for communication.
Is this explosion gonna set me reeling?
Uncertainty regarding whether an emotional outburst will greatly affect the speaker.
Or just another thing to pull me under?
Questioning if this emotional experience will be another thing that brings the speaker down.
If you could give me anything tonight
The speaker desires any small gesture from the listener tonight.
Just a wink, or even just a sigh
Expressing that even a small gesture like a wink or a sigh from the listener would suffice.
I'll be okay, 'cause I've been waiting for a sign
The speaker will be fine because they've been anticipating a sign or indication.
I've been waiting for a sign, to come
Repeated anticipation for a sign to emerge.
Are you the one?
Questioning if the listener is the one who will provide this awaited sign.
And I was breathless on a Sunday morning
The speaker felt overwhelmed or deeply affected on a Sunday morning.
And I was speechless on a Sunday night
They were left speechless on a Sunday night, emphasizing their intense emotional state.
For a lack of better understanding
Expressing a lack of understanding in a situation or relationship.
Felt like an engine that just didn't need a tire
Feeling like an entity (engine) not needing an essential part (tire), perhaps implying self-sufficiency.
I see your face, I hear your voice
Recalling memories of the listener's presence and voice.
I touch the screen and wonder
Physically interacting with a screen, possibly longing for connection or communication.
And I been waiting for the sun to tell me
Expressing a wait for the sun or light to provide guidance or clarity.
It's just been sitting here, I don't know why
Feeling stuck or waiting without understanding the reason for this inertia.
If you could give me anything tonight
Expressing a desire for any small gesture or sign from the listener tonight.
Just a wink, or even just a sigh
Reiterating the acceptance of even a small gesture like a wink or sigh from the listener.
I'll be okay, 'cause I've been waiting for a sign
Reiterating the anticipation for a sign or indication.
I've been waiting for a sign
Repeated anticipation for a sign to come.
I've been waiting for a sign
Repetition emphasizing the wait for a sign or indication.
To come
Reiterated longing for a sign to emerge.
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