Lyrics
Is eight minutes enough for you
Questioning if eight minutes is sufficient time for a connection.
To feel my heart shine gold for you
Expressing the intensity of emotions, comparing it to a shining gold heart.
Through the phone
Wondering if the emotional connection can transcend through a phone.
Is eight minutes enough to hear
Asking if eight minutes is enough to perceive warmth in the voice.
The warmth in your voice? Oh no
Expressing doubt about the adequacy of eight minutes for such perception.
Oh no it's not
Emphasizing that eight minutes is not sufficient.
You don't belong
Suggesting that the person addressed doesn't belong in isolation.
In a box alone
Rejecting the idea of being confined to a box alone.
Years in a cell
Referencing a period of hardship, possibly metaphorical as years in a cell.
Your strength puts out flames of hell
Highlighting the strength that can overcome difficulties.
Blossoms bloom out the sky when you call
Imagining positive imagery when the person calls.
It's the closest thing to you, till
Describing a strong connection between the speaker and the person.
Me and you
Anticipating a shared emotional state, "Me and you, we'll be blue."
We'll be blue
Continuing the theme of shared emotions in a poetic way.
Butterflies in the night sky
Using butterflies as a metaphor for emotions in the night sky.
Me and you
Repeating the anticipation of shared emotional experiences.
We'll be blue
Continuing the theme of shared emotional states.
Butterflies in the night sky
Reiterating the butterfly metaphor for shared emotions.
Is eight minutes enough to feed
Questioning if eight minutes is enough for mental nourishment.
Your mind another beautiful dream
Asking if eight minutes can provide a beautiful dream.
Is it enough to give you the energy you need
Inquiring if eight minutes can give the energy needed to persevere.
Keep your head above the water
Encouraging resilience and maintaining one's composure.
I see distant ships sail on the horizon
Observing distant ships as a metaphor for future possibilities.
Is eight minutes enough to make us stronger
Questioning if eight minutes can strengthen the relationship.
Do you trust in me
Asking for trust and expressing a commitment to goodness.
Good is how I'll be
Affirming a positive state for the person addressed.
For you till you fly free
Promising support until the person can "fly free."
It's the law vs. you and me
Describing a conflict between the law and the speaker's connection with the person.
Riding to the sea in your banged up Mercedes
Imagining a journey to the sea in a battered Mercedes, symbolizing shared experiences.
We're the closest we can be, till
Highlighting the closeness between the speaker and the person.
Me and you
Repeating the anticipation of shared emotional experiences.
We'll be blue
Continuing the theme of shared emotions in a poetic way.
Butterflies in the night sky
Reiterating the butterfly metaphor for shared emotions.
Me and you
Continuing the theme of shared emotional states.
We'll be blue
Reiterating the butterfly metaphor for shared emotions.
Butterflies in the night sky
Concluding with the repetition of the butterfly metaphor and the shared emotional state.
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