Tell Me
Echoes of Love: Tate Brusa's Tell Me Unveiled
Lyrics
Leave the light on the bed when you’re home
Leaving a light on the bed as a symbol of anticipation and welcome for someone's return.
Contradict all the words that you spoke
Pointing out contradictions in spoken words, suggesting a lack of honesty or clarity.
When I tell you I’d walk, even run just to see you
Expressing a willingness to go to great lengths, even running, just to be in the presence of the person being addressed.
I hope that you know this is true
Emphasizing the sincerity of the previous statement and the hope that the listener recognizes its truth.
Don’t deny or reflect all the words
Advising against denial or avoidance of spoken words, urging the listener to face the reality.
Don’t forget all the things that you’ve heard
Encouraging the listener to remember and consider all the information they have heard.
Try to live in the moment, I’ll fix what is broken
Encouraging living in the present moment and expressing a commitment to fixing what is broken in the relationship.
Just know that I’ll figure it out
Assuring the capability to overcome challenges and find solutions.
So you tell me to stay when I’m gone?
Questioning the listener's request to stay when the speaker is already gone, highlighting a sense of confusion or contradiction.
Say you’re leaving tonight when nothing is wrong
Expressing skepticism about the sincerity of the listener's intention to leave, especially when nothing appears to be wrong.
Lay with me here, remember the past while I’m holding you near
Invoking memories of the past while physically holding the person close, suggesting a desire for intimacy and connection.
Lonely eyes with her hands like the sun
Describing the person's eyes as lonely, possibly reflecting emotional distress, contrasted with hands described as warm and comforting.
Could I fix what is already done?
Pondering the possibility of repairing or undoing something that has already taken place.
Set my thoughts on the table, our life is unstable
Symbolizing vulnerability by laying out thoughts on the table and acknowledging the instability of their life together.
Just say what you want me to know
Encouraging open communication, inviting the listener to express their true feelings.
Pull me in with my hands on your waste
Describing physical closeness and intimacy, with the speaker being drawn in by the hands of the other person.
Only thing on my mind is this place
Indicating that the place or situation is the only thing occupying the speaker's mind.
Take my heart let it shatter, cause you’re all that matters
Suggesting a willingness to endure heartbreak for the sake of the person addressed, emphasizing their importance.
Don’t tell me you miss me today
Requesting honesty by asking not to be told about missing the speaker unless it is genuinely felt.
So you tell me to stay when I’m gone?
Reiterating the confusion and contradiction in the listener's request for the speaker to stay while being absent.
Say you’re leaving tonight when nothing is wrong
Expressing doubt about the sincerity of the listener's intention to leave, emphasizing the absence of apparent issues.
Lay with me here, remember the past while I’m holding you near
Recalling the past while physically holding the person close, reinforcing a desire for connection.
You tell me to stay when I’m gone?
Repeating the confusion and questioning the logic of being asked to stay when the speaker is already gone.
You’re leaving tonight when nothing is wrong
Reiterating skepticism about the listener's intention to leave, emphasizing the absence of apparent problems.
Lay with me here, remember the past while I’m holding you near
Restating the desire to reminisce about the past while physically holding the person close.
Yeah
Concluding with a simple affirmation, possibly conveying a mix of emotions.
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