Sleepwalk
Fading Echoes: A Tale of Love and Loss in 'Sleepwalk' by The Horrors
Lyrics
Hey now what did you tell her,
Expressing curiosity about a previous conversation with someone.
Sleepwalking across town.
Describing someone moving through life without awareness or purpose.
She's living deep in a spell,
Indicating that the person is deeply entranced or captivated by something.
Now you're not around.
Highlighting the absence of someone and its impact on the person's life.
I wish you could see how she is now,
Expressing a desire for someone to witness the current state of another person.
Thinking all about you.
Reflecting on thoughts revolving around the absent person.
Her world is broken in two,
Depicting a shattered world, likely as a result of the absent person's departure.
Don't know what to do.
Conveying a sense of helplessness and confusion in the absence of guidance.
I'm falling, far as I can go
Describing a deep emotional descent, possibly into sadness or despair.
And you, falling, nowhere left to go.
Portraying a situation where there's no further downward path to take.
Still living deep in the spell now,
Reiterating that the person is still entranced or captivated by something.
He moved back across town.
Indicating a change in location for someone who was previously mentioned.
He's been trying to keep you alive,
Implying an effort to preserve the memory or essence of the absent person.
One day at a time.
Suggesting a coping mechanism of taking life one day at a time.
See him then the moment is gone,
Describing a fleeting moment when the person is seen, then disappears.
Walking alone.
Emphasizing solitary existence while moving forward.
You find it hard to know what to say,
Expressing difficulty in finding the right words despite shared emotions.
Though you feel the same.
Acknowledging shared emotions but still struggling with communication.
I'm falling, far as I can go
Repetition of the earlier emotional descent, possibly intensifying the emotions.
And you, falling, nowhere left to go.
Reiterating the idea that there's no further downward path for the person.
I'm falling, far as I can go
Repetition for emphasis or intensity, similar to line 22.
And you, you're falling away from the world,
Describing the distance or separation from the world, possibly due to emotional withdrawal.
It's been so long.
Indicating a prolonged period of emotional distancing or isolation.
Oh what did you say to her, oh what did you say,
Pondering about the words spoken to the person mentioned earlier.
You're lying now it's over, oh it's over.
Declaring the end of a situation or relationship, suggesting closure.
Oh what did you sacrifice, oh what did you say,
Raising questions about what was given up or lost in the situation.
You're lying now it's over, oh it's over.
Reiterating the end of the situation and a sense of finality.
Oh there's nowhere, nowhere to go
Conveying a sense of hopelessness, emphasizing the lack of options or direction.
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