Stick
Reflections of Unanswered Questions: Stick by Snail Mail
Lyrics
Do you dream about the people that wrong you?
Reflecting on dreams involving people who have wronged you.
Do you see those faces again and again?
Questioning the recurring appearance of those faces in dreams.
And what Holy thing has come to possess you?
Exploring the influence of a sacred or significant force on the person.
Or does it all just blend together in your head?
Wondering if memories blend together or remain distinct in the mind.
And did things work out for you?
Inquiring about the resolution or current status of a situation.
Or are you still not sure what that means?
Expressing uncertainty about the meaning of the resolution.
And it's a hard trip to the kitchen sink
Describing difficulty facing a challenging situation symbolized by the kitchen sink.
'Cause I can't wash this one clean, clean
Emphasizing the inability to cleanse or resolve a particular experience.
Did you tell all of your friends?
Questioning if the experience was shared with others.
Did you tell all of your friends?
-And maybe I could understand
Expressing a desire for understanding the significance of the shared experience.
What is it about them?
-Would they stick around?
Pondering whether friends would remain supportive in challenging times.
What is it with them?
-Oh no, and would they stick around?
-Up late for six nights in a row
Describing a period of restlessness, fear, and insecurity.
Figures in the dark, oh they move so slow
-Sleep with the lights on in the hall
-And you'd leave the door open
-It won't mean a thing at all
-And did things work out for you?
Reiterating the difficulty of resolving or moving on from a troubling experience.
Or are you still not sure what that means?
-And it's a hard trip to the kitchen sink
-'Cause I can't wash this one clean
-Did you tell all of your friends?
Repeating the inquiry about sharing the experience with friends for potential understanding.
Did you tell all of your friends?
-Maybe I could understand
-What is it about them?
Questioning the loyalty of friends and their willingness to endure difficulties.
Would they stick around?
-And what is it with them?
-Oh no, and would they stick around?
-Would they stick around?
Repeating the doubt about whether friends would stick around.
They stick around?
-And it doesn't matter
Expressing indifference to the outcomes of others, acknowledging life's ups and downs.
They're up and they're down
-And I'll bet
Suggesting that people may have their own struggles at home.
That they're at home
-And I wouldn't worry
-Who's happy alone
Encouraging independence and self-contentment even when situations seem illogical.
Even when it doesn't make sense
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