Lyrics
I will leave
I intend to depart.
The gas stove on
I will leave the gas stove turned on.
Like I always do
This is a routine for me.
You know I'm
Highlighting a personal trait or habit.
Forgetful
Acknowledging forgetfulness as a characteristic.
While I lick my wounds
Expressing emotional pain or vulnerability.
And I will fall asleep
I will fall asleep.
While you call my phone
You will call me while I'm sleeping.
The spark will, ensure
The spark in the relationship ensures I'm not alone.
I won't sleep alone
Emphasizing the connection with a significant other.
The kids ring
A playful reference to children's games.
Round the Rosie
Reference to a traditional children's rhyme/game.
Calling out a cynic
Critiquing cynicism in society.
Watch mother
Observing a mother figure.
Walk daughter
Witnessing a mother taking her daughter to a methadone clinic.
Into a methadone clinic
Highlighting a serious and concerning situation.
And I was never asleep
A metaphorical state of awareness, not being asleep.
While you called my phone
You called while I was alert.
Just laying flat on the floor
Physically lying on the floor, possibly in distress.
But no one was home
No one was present or available.
Some people still buy this shit
Observing skepticism or disbelief in certain products or ideas.
Some people still buy this shit
Repetition for emphasis on skepticism.
You believe that I lied, would you scoff at I tried?
Questioning if one would doubt or mock an attempt at honesty.
You can drive the car as far as I leapt
Metaphorically driving a car as far as one can leap.
You'll never know where I went
The destination or outcome is unknown.
Mouse chases after the sycophant
A mouse pursuing someone who flatters or praises excessively.
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