Preoccupied
Eternal Yearning: A Night of Neon Lights and Unspoken Desires
Lyrics
Take a taxi with me
Invitation to accompany the speaker in a taxi
Up to 46th street
Destination: 46th street
Neon lights won't let us sleep
Reference to bright lights disrupting sleep
Sit on man made boulders
Sitting on artificial rocks, observing
Watch the night patrollers
Observing people working the night shift
Spill your history onto me
Asking for sharing of personal history
If I stumble home and lie with you
Returning home and being with a loved one
Hallucinate you on the night tube
Imagining being with the person while hallucinating
Can I stumble home, a phone call will do?
Asking if a phone call suffices for connection
I’ve not been the same since I saw you
Life altered since encountering someone
I’m constantly preoccupied
Feeling constantly preoccupied
I look at flights to pass the time
Looking at flights as a distraction
Its taken over me
Being consumed by something
And I can’t leave this be
Unable to let go of the situation
Those neon lights have faded
Diminishing of once vibrant lights
Hope you don’t feel jaded
Concern for someone feeling worn out
On this end of lonely street
Feeling isolated in a desolate place
Another day while timе seeps
Passing time while feeling time passing
Droning on endlessly
Monotonous and endless repetition
Cannot face thе 5 hour leap
Reluctance to face a significant time difference
If I stumble home and lie with you
Repeated desire to return home
Hallucinate you on the night tube
Continuing hallucinations of being together
Can I stumble home, a phone call will do?
Questioning if a call can substitute for presence
I’ve not been the same since I saw you
Changed state of being after an encounter
I’m constantly preoccupied
Consistent preoccupation with thoughts or feelings
I look at flights to pass the time
Using flights as a distraction from preoccupation
Its taken over me
Being consumed by a situation
I can’t leave this be
Unable to let go of the situation
I’m constantly preoccupied
Continued preoccupation
By the fantasies I once denied
Engagement with denied fantasies
You're too far from me
Physical distance from someone desired
But i can't leave this be
Unable to let go despite distance
I'm constantly preoccupied
Continuous preoccupation with hopes
Hoping you won’t pass me by
Hoping for a specific outcome or interaction
Its taken over me
Feeling consumed by a situation
And I can't leave this be
Unable to let go of the situation
I'm constantly preoccupied
Continued preoccupation with internal thoughts
By the fantasies in my mind
Being captivated by imagined scenarios
And they won’t leave me
Unable to shake off persistent thoughts
And you're too far from me
Emphasizing physical distance from someone
For how long now
Pondering the duration of preoccupation
Will I spend my time
Investing time in something seemingly meaningless
On something so absurd?
Reflecting on obsession with something irrational
You know I won't forget a word
Commitment to remembering every detail
For how long now
Considering the duration of wasted time
Will I waste my nights
Spending nights waiting for a particular event
Waiting on your calls?
Investing time in waiting for specific calls
I'm constantly preoccupied
Continued state of being preoccupied
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