Lyrics
Try to dry up the rain in front of your open window
Attempting to cope with challenges symbolized by "rain" outside, possibly emotional difficulties.
Salty storms hit your raincoat, cause you're leaving home again
Facing hardships ("salty storms") while leaving home, implying a difficult departure.
You won't need me when you're all alone
Anticipating being left alone; a sense of impending solitude.
Singing your love songs
Noticing the act of singing love songs, suggesting a coping mechanism or expression of emotions.
You supposedly wrote about me
Referring to love songs supposedly written by the person, possibly about the speaker.
Without me
Highlighting the absence of the speaker in the love songs, indicating a sense of exclusion.
So don't get swallowed in the wave
Advising against succumbing to challenges or emotional turmoil ("the wave").
I'll act like I'm ok, but I'm drowning
Expressing a facade of being okay while actually struggling and feeling overwhelmed.
Can't seem to stay afloat under the rainbow
Struggling to maintain stability or happiness ("stay afloat") amid difficulties.
The rescue boat was a mile away, picking you up again
Describing a failed rescue attempt, possibly metaphorical, to assist the person leaving.
You won't need me when you're all alone
Reiterating the expectation of not being needed during times of solitude.
Singing your love songs
Observing the repetition of singing love songs in isolation.
You supposedly wrote about me
Referencing love songs supposedly dedicated to the speaker, reinforcing a sense of connection.
Without me
Emphasizing the absence of the speaker in the love songs, intensifying feelings of exclusion.
So don't get swallowed in the wave
Repeating the advice to avoid being overwhelmed by challenges or emotions.
I'll act like I'm ok, but I'm drowning
Maintaining a facade of being okay despite struggling and feeling like drowning.
The water fills up my lungs, asphyxiating
Describing a suffocating experience, possibly metaphorical, with water filling the lungs.
Stop making this about yourself, you say
Rejecting the focus on oneself in a challenging situation, expressing frustration or resentment.
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