Sound Sleepers
Dreaming Together: A Beautiful Escape in Sound Sleepers by The Boneless Boy
Lyrics
There is a beautiful place
Expressing the existence of a beautiful place.
There is a beautiful place
Reiterating the presence of a beautiful place.
I've seen all the photographs you keep by your bedside
Referring to photographs kept by the bedside, possibly memories or moments of significance.
I'd say you're so pretty
Complimenting the listener's beauty.
Even if you can't hear me
Expressing admiration even if the listener cannot hear.
But no, no I can't say that
Declining to express a specific sentiment (possibly love).
(Can't say that)
Reiterating the inability to express a certain sentiment.
You're being so nice to me, and I can't figure out why
Acknowledging kindness but struggling to understand the reason behind it.
Say you don't love me
Suggesting the difficulty of saying "you don't love me."
(Can't say that)
Reiterating the challenge of expressing a lack of love.
Your room is a comfortable space
Describing the listener's room as a comfortable space.
Your room is a comfortable space
Reiterating the comfort of the room.
(It'll be ok, I love you)
Possibly comforting words like "It'll be ok, I love you."
I'm wearing your sweatpants and feeling real tired
Wearing the listener's sweatpants and feeling tired.
Maybe I'll hold you and say something nice to you
Considering holding the listener and saying something nice.
You can say something nice to me
Expressing the desire for the listener to say something nice in return.
But no, no we won't say that
Declining to express a certain sentiment again.
(We can't say that)
Reiterating the challenge of expressing the aforementioned sentiment.
What are we doing, it's way past our bedtime
Raising a question about the activities happening past bedtime.
We go to bed early
Indicating an early bedtime routine.
(We can't say that)
Reiterating the challenge of expressing the bedtime routine.
And in the morning, we'll wake up real early
Planning to wake up early in the morning.
You'll make it okay, but I'll bring you coffee
Describing a scenario where the listener makes things okay, and the speaker brings coffee.
You're from a beautiful place
Complimenting the listener's origin as a beautiful place.
You're from a beautiful place
Reiterating the listener's origin as a beautiful place.
I've seen it in photographs you keep by your bedside
Referring to photographs of the beautiful place kept by the bedside.
I'd like you to take me there
Expressing the desire for the listener to take the speaker to that beautiful place.
I wanna spend the time with you
Expressing the speaker's wish to spend time with the listener in that beautiful place.
And I won't wait forever
Indicating a reluctance to wait indefinitely.
I never want to see you
Expressing a desire to avoid seeing the listener.
And I don't want you to see me
Expressing a desire for the listener not to see the speaker.
Though my body is better/bitter
Playing with the words "better" and "bitter," suggesting a complex emotional state.
I do think it's important
Stating the importance of something without specifying.
All my love feels so far away
Expressing a sense of distance in the speaker's love.
Oh, we only found fiction
Highlighting the discovery of fiction rather than reality.
And I will be here in the morning
Committing to being present in the morning.
I know that you've got nothing to do
Acknowledging the listener's potential lack of plans in the morning.
But I am galvanized by everything
Feeling motivated or inspired by everything around.
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