High
Love's Intoxicating Heights: Unveiling Desire in Sarah Slean's 'High'
Lyrics
Always wondered why your eyes are closed
Curiosity about why the person's eyes are shut
Don't you want to see me closing mine?
Asking if the person wants reciprocal action, closing their eyes in return
Heaven help me I'll devour him
An intense desire or passion for the person
See me drawing out his spine
Imagery of taking control or dominance
Hey boy come sleep
Inviting the person to sleep
I will turn the ocean into sky
Expressing the ability to transform something vast and powerful (ocean) into something beautiful and limitless (sky)
How do you keep?
Questioning how the person copes or manages
When the love is making you high
When experiencing love, reaching an elevated emotional state
Outta sight outta mind
Being forgotten when not in sight, implying disregard or neglect
High
A state of being mentally elevated or affected
You're afraid of what I'll do to you
Suggesting fear of the speaker's potential actions
Recall the taste of something sweet
Recalling the memory of a pleasant or enjoyable experience
Between a thousand sheets of memory
Amid numerous memories or experiences
I cannot be blamed because you're weak
Denial of responsibility for the person's weakness
Hey boy come sleep
Repeated invitation for the person to sleep
I will turn the ocean into sky how do you keep?
Reiteration of transforming something immense into something beautiful, questioning coping mechanisms again
When the love is making you high
Repeating the elevated emotional state due to love
Outta sight outta mind high
Restating the idea of being forgotten when not visible and being in a mentally affected state
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