Desert
Embracing Solitude: Trespassers William's Desert Echoes Loneliness and Longing
Lyrics
My feet are trembling alone
Expressing a sense of instability or fear while standing alone.
With the serpentine skins on the floor
Describing a situation with shed snake skins, suggesting a shedding or transformation.
And while I sleep will you send me a thought
Questioning if thoughts will be sent during sleep, possibly seeking connection.
While I lean could you build me a rock
Asking for support or a foundation, using the metaphor of building a rock.
Or pretend you're my home
Expressing a desire for a sense of belonging or comfort.
Touch my lips or are they too blue
Questioning the condition of the lips and hinting at a lack of warmth.
Thirsty from never tasting you
Expressing a thirst for an experience that has not been encountered.
And with the wind and the dark and the sand these evenings are cold
Describing cold and desolate evenings with wind, darkness, and sand.
And are you sleeping or can you give me a shawl
Inquiring if the person is sleeping or can provide comfort in the form of a shawl.
Or pretend you're my home
Reiterating the desire for a sense of home or belonging.
Finally you tuck me in
Describing someone tucking the speaker in, possibly offering a sense of care.
Don't feel warm don't know where I am
Expressing a lack of warmth and disorientation about the current location.
And you lean into my mouth and say, "I'm alone"
Describing an intimate moment where someone speaks about being alone.
And I know your heart is a hole but your body's so close
Recognizing emotional distance but physical closeness, suggesting a complex relationship.
I can pretend that I'm home
Using pretense to create a feeling of home despite challenges.
Empty as a hole but it feels so warm
Describing emptiness but finding warmth in an unconventional way.
This isn't home but somehow it's gold
Acknowledging a place as not home but finding value or beauty in it.
Empty as a hole but it feels so warm
Repeating the theme of emptiness but finding warmth in an unconventional way.
This isn't home but somehow it's gold
Acknowledging a place as not home but finding value or beauty in it, reinforcing the paradox.
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