Hotel Suite
Solitude's Redemption: Exploring the Depths of an Old Hotel
Lyrics
Here's another song about an old hotel
Reflecting on an old hotel as a subject for a song.
A place you can rise in the same place as you fell
Highlighting the cyclical nature of life, where one can rise and fall in the same place.
To get lost in solitude and saved by yourself
Describing the hotel as a place for both self-discovery and solace.
And did I mention I'm alone as well
Expressing the singer's loneliness in the hotel.
I didn't come here with a mistress or a lover
Denying any romantic involvement, instead having a polaroid of the singer's mother.
I've run away with this polaroid of my mother
Choosing a tangible memory (polaroid) over a romantic partner.
You can't fill her shoes so fill the tub up with water
Suggesting a futile attempt to fill the void left by the singer's mother.
And if you can't cure my blues then don't even bother
Challenging others to help alleviate the singer's sadness.
It's a difficult task or it wouldn't be asked
Acknowledging the difficulty of a task, possibly referring to overcoming personal struggles.
The bed vibrates but it doesn't last
Describing a fleeting pleasure, represented by a vibrating bed.
Now I need a hand removing my mask
Expressing a need for assistance in revealing the singer's true self.
So if you come to me afraid you'll leave me aghast
Warning that revealing vulnerabilities might shock or dismay others.
I've been pierced with a pin and stabbed into styrofoam
Using metaphorical imagery to convey experiences of pain and vulnerability.
I've been frozen in amber and I want to go home
Expressing a desire to return to a familiar place despite challenges.
But first I must convince my past that I've grown
Stating a need to convince the past of personal growth and acceptance of one's experiences.
Fond of the rags I've gathered and sewn
Embracing and valuing the hardships and experiences that have shaped the singer.
And this is as good a place as any I've been
Asserting that the current hotel is as good as any other place the singer has been.
This is the pearce and quiet you must pay to stay in
Describing the hotel as a place of peace that requires a personal cost to stay.
There's a plate-glass window with a view of my skin
Depicting a window offering a view into the singer's inner self.
It's too busy out there I think I'll stay in my hotel suite
Choosing isolation in the hotel suite over the chaotic external world.
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