sweet 16's
Garden of Regret: Solomon Crook's Sweet 16's Tale
Lyrics
I was trapped in your garden
I felt confined or stuck in your environment.
I was high on your loving
I was emotionally elevated or intoxicated by your love.
You were harmed by my roses
Your well-being was affected by my neglect of the good things (roses) in our relationship.
That I left unwatered
I neglected certain aspects of our relationship (symbolized by unwatered roses).
Love is aching your love isn’t fading, I’m left shaking in a bed I made it, my god I broke my only vow
Love is causing pain, not diminishing; regret for breaking a solemn promise is expressed.
Sweep my kisses to the side at night, and let me wishes burn down by the line.
Dismissing affectionate gestures at night, letting desires fade away.
Honey I fell by crystal light in a new york time
Fell under the influence of crystal light, possibly a metaphor for a glamorous or tempting lifestyle in New York.
We were spending our nights down by the water line
Spending nights together by the water, a shared experience or memory.
I was drunk on your waters
Intoxicated or overwhelmed by your emotional depths.
I was lost in your orchard
Feeling lost in a place or situation related to your life or experiences.
You came out of your quarters
You emerged from your private space.
Then you lay down the boarder
You established boundaries or limits.
Love is aching your love isn’t fading, Im left shaking in a bed I made it, my god I broke my only vow
Love causes pain, not diminishing; regret for breaking a solemn promise is reiterated.
Sweep my kisses to the side at night, and let me wishes burn down by the line.
Dismissing affectionate gestures at night, letting desires fade away (repeated from line 8).
Honey I fell by crystal light in a new york time
Fell under the influence of crystal light, possibly a metaphor for a glamorous or tempting lifestyle in New York (repeated from line 9).
We were spending our nights down by the water line
Spending nights together by the water, a shared experience or memory (repeated from line 10).
Run run run to the run to the sea
Expressing a sense of urgency to reach the sea, possibly a metaphor for freedom or escape.
Run run run to the run to the sea
Reiteration of the urgency to reach the sea (repeated from line 23).
Sweep my kisses to the side at night, and let me wishes burn down by the line.
Dismissing affectionate gestures at night, letting desires fade away (repeated from lines 8 and 19).
Honey I fell by crystal light in a new york time
Fell under the influence of crystal light, possibly a metaphor for a glamorous or tempting lifestyle in New York (repeated from lines 9 and 20).
We were spending our nights down by the water line
Spending nights together by the water, a shared experience or memory (repeated from lines 10 and 21).
We were watching sweet 16s pass the day by
Observing the passage of time through the experience of watching sweet 16s, possibly reflecting on the transience of youth.
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