How We Know
Unveiling Depths of Connection: 'How We Know' by The Thermals
Lyrics
You spoon water like love and I will take it
You express affection delicately, and I am willing to accept it
If you can take it
Condition: I will accept your affection if you are capable of giving it
This is how we know
Expressing a recognition of a particular way of understanding or experiencing things
This is how we go
-This is how we know
-I don't know what to say
Feeling uncertain about what to say
When you're so far from me I can barely make you
Expressing the difficulty of communicating when physically distant
I count two two three
Counting, possibly indicating a method to cope with the distance or anxiety
Breathe two three
-You spoon water like love and I will take it
Reiteration of willingness to accept affection in a symbolic manner
If you can take it
-You spin circle in verse and I will take it
Expressing readiness to accept a complex or intricate expression of feelings
If you can take it
-This is how we go
Describing a mode of existence or a way of life
Soft and slowly, don't you know me
Describing a slow and gentle approach, counting, and expressing a desire for connection
Know I count two, I count for you
-Given the thought I would have you again
-I count two two three, breathe two three
-You walk alone, you talk in code
Describing a solitary and mysterious behavior with mention of light and closed eyes
It's a light I can't decipher
-But eyes shut is somehow enough
-Under trick lighting
-Under trick eyelids
-Given the thought I would have you again
Reiteration of the desire for connection, counting, and breathing as a rhythmic element
I count two two three
-Breathe two three
-You spoon water like love and I will take it
Reiteration of willingness to accept affection, emphasizing reciprocity
If you can take it
-This is how we know
Reiteration of recognizing a particular way of understanding or experiencing things
This is how we go
-This is how we know
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