If I'm the Tide
Navigating Love's Seas: If I'm the Tide by Shortstraw
Lyrics
I just wish I was a little bit more
I wish I were more ordinary in difficult situations.
Ordinary when shit hits the fan
Expressing a desire for normalcy during challenging times.
If I was a lifeboat then
If I were a lifeboat, implying a role of support or rescue.
Am I Tesla or am I Edison?
Raising a self-reflective question about innovation and identity (Tesla vs. Edison).
And I wouldn't be alone
Emphasizing the desire not to be alone.
I wouldn't need to waste my time on you
Expressing a wish to avoid wasting time on someone.
Oh, I'd hate to be a man
Expressing discomfort with the idea of being a man who doesn't follow through.
Oh, a man who couldn't follow through
Continuation of discomfort with a man who lacks commitment.
And you can't write shit like this
Repetition emphasizing the inability to write something meaningful.
You can't write shit like this
-You can't write shit like this
-Trust me, I learned from experience
Learning from past experiences and implying wisdom.
So cute
Describing the sweetness and perfection of their physical connection, using tidal and lunar imagery.
So sweet
-How our bodies spin perfectly
-When we sleep
-When we spoon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-And I don't care if you don't look like a movie star
Acceptance of a partner not fitting societal beauty standards, valuing imagination.
I've relied on my imagination thus far
-And it's a sin to find a metaphor for beauty
-You're my only audience if you want you can glue me
-And you can't write shit like this
Reiteration of the inability to write meaningful content, adding a plea not to publish.
Your face when you're furious
-Just please don't publish this
-Trust me, it's getting kind of serious
-It's so cute
Repeating the sweetness and perfection of their physical connection.
It's so sweet
-How our bodies spin perfectly
-When we sleep
-And we spoon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-Get low, when you brood
Expressing love and admiration despite flaws and quickness of falling in love.
We fell in love, yeah, we fell too soon
-You speak
-And I swoon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-I just wish I was a little bit better at this
Expressing a wish for improvement in various aspects of life.
And a little better at that
-I just wish I was a little bit better at things
-Or a little bit better at life
-It's so cute
Repeating the description of their physical connection.
It's so sweet
-How our bodies spin perfectly
-When we sleep
-And we spoon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-Get low, when you brood
Reiteration of the theme of falling in love quickly and expressing admiration.
We fell in love, yeah, we fell too soon
-You speak
-And I swoon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
Final repetition of the metaphor, emphasizing the connection between being the tide and the partner being the moon.
If I'm the tide, baby, you're the moon
-
Comment