Lyrics
Terrible
Feeling intense emotional pain or distress
Scared in the night
Experiencing fear during the night
When you wake up to the phone ringing
Waking up to the sound of a ringing phone
And the ringing pierces the dark
The loud ringing cuts through the darkness
And you hope it's someone
Hoping that the caller is someone specific
Confused with the timezone
Feeling disoriented due to different time zones
Oh but you know
Recognizing that the call brings bad news
This must be bad news
Acknowledging that the situation is serious
It must be bad news
Confirming the expectation of receiving bad news
And you know in your gut this is bad news
Instinctively sensing the gravity of the situation
You were too
Being physically distant from a significant event
Too far away
Being too far away to fully understand or witness
From the epicenter
Referring to a central point of an incident or experience
You were too
Repeating the feeling of being distant from an event
Too far away
Reiterating the theme of physical and emotional distance
From the epicenter
Emphasizing the remoteness from the core of an occurrence
Snap your fingers and you're on a plane
Acting quickly to reach a location
And you're crying in Amsterdam
Expressing the emotional distress in Amsterdam
Mixing bad gin with sleeping pills
Combining negative emotions with substance use
There'll be no
Anticipating a negative outcome
Put your face on in a rival hall bathrooms
Applying makeup in a place associated with rivalry
At the end of the strip
At the far end of a designated area or location
You were too
Reiterating the sense of being distant from a central event
Too far away
Continuing the theme of physical and emotional separation
From the epicenter
Stressing the distance from the core of an incident
You were too
Repeating the idea of being too far away from a significant event
Too far away
Emphasizing the ongoing emotional and physical remoteness
From the epicenter
Continuing to express detachment from a central occurrence
You were too
Conveying the persistent feeling of being distant from the core
Too far away
Continuing to express emotional and physical separation
From the epicenter
Stressing the ongoing remoteness from a central event
You were too
Reiterating the sense of being too far away from a significant occurrence
Too far away
Emphasizing the prolonged emotional and physical distance
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