Lyrics
I don't know why I stand right in the way
The singer is uncertain why they obstruct or hinder something.
I don't know why you seem out of place
Expressing confusion about why someone appears uncomfortable or unsuitable in a situation.
I don't know why I stand rotting away
Feeling unsure why they remain deteriorating or wasting away.
I don't know why you seem out of place
Reiterating the puzzlement regarding someone's feeling of being out of place.
if you can't have it all then
Suggesting that if one cannot attain everything, what action would they take?
would you lie in the dark all alone
Questioning if the person would choose solitude in darkness if they cannot have it all.
how do you know when my white lies spend the night
Uncertainty about when the singer's deceptive or harmless lies stay overnight.
and all of the things, the things that really pull you right
Referring to things or issues that deeply attract or compel the individual.
see you, see you dousing
Observing the person, possibly in a state of extinguishing something.
with your feet off the ground
Depicting someone as being disconnected or detached from reality.
if you had instructions
Wondering if having clear guidance would stop the person from overthinking.
would you still rack your brain
Asking whether the person would still struggle mentally despite having instructions.
who knows how long it's gonna take
Uncertainty about the duration of a process or situation.
do me a solid, stay out the way
Asking someone to do a favor by not getting involved or interfering.
you never run out, out of things to say
Noting the person's consistent ability to express themselves.
do you get tired from
Querying if the person becomes exhausted or fatigued from something.
wired from, higher from
Asking if the person feels stimulated or exhilarated and if they maintain a higher state.
guarding the way, do you?
Questioning if the person feels responsible for protecting or controlling something.
I don't know why I stand right in the way
Repetition of the uncertainty about obstructing something.
I don't know why you seem out of place
Reiteration of someone feeling misplaced or not fitting in.
I don't know why I stand rotting away
Repeating the feeling of wasting away without understanding why.
I don't know why you seem out of place
Reiterating the confusion regarding someone's sense of being out of place.
if you can't have it all then
A rephrasing of the idea that not everything can be obtained.
would you lie in the dark all alone
Repeating the question about choosing isolation if one can't have everything.
how do you know when my white lies spend the night
Uncertainty about when harmless lies linger overnight.
and all of the things, the things that really pull you right
Repeating the reference to things that deeply attract or compel someone.
barely a finger left to hold onto a thread
Expressing having almost no strength left to hold onto a small hope.
then you knocked the helmet off my head
Metaphorically describing someone removing a protective barrier.
skating circles, seeing purple and then red
Depicting a state of confusion or disorientation, possibly escalating emotions.
what if it just made some sense?
Considering the possibility of finding clarity or understanding.
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