The Water Table
Navigating Love's Storm: The Depths of Emotion in 'The Water Table'
Lyrics
My confidence abandoned ship a week ago today
The speaker's self-assurance or confidence disappeared a week ago.
And with my hands stretched out I let it slip away
The speaker acknowledges losing confidence and intentionally letting it slip away.
Into an ocean of emotion so beautiully cliche
His confidence is now submerged in an emotionally charged and clichéd situation.
I would have sent the life boats if I thought it could be saved
The speaker regrets not taking action to save his confidence, likening it to a sinking ship.
You said I was safe
Someone assured the speaker of safety.
Even when the sirens call to sing about my strength
Despite external pressures or challenges ("sirens"), the speaker resisted abandoning a significant commitment.
I knew I couldn't leave the boat there's just too much at stake
The speaker felt compelled to stay committed due to the high stakes involved.
Like a girl back home who's shakes my bones, makes me feel alive
There's a person back home who deeply affects the speaker and gives them a sense of purpose and vitality.
She brings out the strength in me I hope she'll be my wife
The speaker desires a lasting relationship and partnership ("wife") with the person who brings out their strength.
She said I was safe
The person from line 6 reassured the speaker of safety.
Crashing like a wave into the shores of your love
Expressing a powerful and overwhelming feeling of love, crashing like a wave onto the shores.
I hope for my sake your arms are big enough
The speaker hopes the person's love is strong enough to support them.
Dancing on the water
Metaphorically dancing on the water, balancing on the edge of a risky situation.
But I'm afraid to drown
The speaker is afraid of getting too deeply involved and potentially losing themselves.
You said I was safe
The assurance of safety is reiterated.
I thought you were sound
The speaker believed in the safety of the situation based on trust ("thought you were sound").
Crashing like a wave into the shores of your love
Repetition of the intense feeling of crashing like a wave into love.
I hope for my sake your arms are big enough
The hope that the person's love is sufficient to support the speaker is reiterated.
To catch me
The speaker hopes to be caught or supported by the person's love.
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