Bottom Drawer
Love's Disarray: Unraveling Relationships in 'Bottom Drawer'
Lyrics
Stop wearing my shirts.
Request to stop wearing the speaker's shirts.
Stop wearing my socks.
Request to stop wearing the speaker's socks.
I'm not your mother.
Clarification that the speaker is not a maternal figure.
I can't be bothered.
Expressing a lack of interest or motivation.
You say you don't think I'm funny anymore
Claim that the partner no longer finds the speaker funny.
So you put my face in the bottom drawer.
Symbolic action of hiding the speaker's face in the bottom drawer, possibly reflecting emotional withdrawal.
You keep your eyes for the boy next door.
Suspicions of the partner having eyes for someone else, specifically the boy next door.
I don't call that funny anymore
Declaring that the situation is no longer humorous for the speaker.
Just catch a mirror
Encouraging self-reflection through looking in the mirror.
Find out who's lonesome.
Advising to discover one's own loneliness.
My suit is fine, I'm not a D.J.
Clarification that the speaker is not a DJ, possibly challenging assumptions or expectations.
You say you found it.
Partner claims to have found something; speaker disputes it.
I say you lost it.
Speaker insists that the partner lost something.
I say you know why I can't find it.
Expressing frustration about not understanding why something is missing.
I know what you've been saying.
Acknowledgment of awareness of partner's comments or gossip.
Yes I know where the kitchen sink is.
Knowledge of the location of the kitchen sink, possibly highlighting domestic disarray.
You're making eyes at the boy next door.
Accusation of the partner making advances towards the boy next door.
I don't call that funny anymore.
Reiteration that the situation is no longer amusing for the speaker.
Woman me and I hold my eyes
Reference to the speaker as a woman, possibly reflecting gender identity or role in the relationship.
And I keep it sane but I don't know why.
Claiming to maintain sanity despite uncertainties.
Keep going time.
Encouragement to persist through time.
Keep going questions.
Encouragement to face and address uncertainties or questions.
My eyes have seen my own mess.
Acknowledgment that the speaker's eyes have witnessed their own mess or troubles.
I know why the bedrooms stinking.
Explanation or realization of why the bedroom may be unpleasant.
My house is full of strangers.
Recognition that the speaker's home is filled with unfamiliar individuals.
I'm not making for the boy next door.
Denial of making advances towards the boy next door.
So keep your pants in the bottom drawer.
Advising the partner to keep their pants in the bottom drawer, possibly indicating a need for fidelity.
It's coming to you.
Repetition indicating the approach of something.
It's coming to you.
Continued anticipation of something arriving.
It's coming to you.
Reiteration of the imminent arrival of something.
It's riding to you.
Description of the approaching entity on two brown legs, suggesting a specific nature or identity.
Here it comes on two brown legs.
Final confirmation of the arrival of the entity on two brown legs.
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