Lyrics
Yesterday I spent asleep
Reflects on a past day spent asleep.
Woke up in my clothes in a dirty heap
Wakes up in disarray, still in clothes from the night before.
Spent the night trying to make a deadline
Attempts to meet a deadline during the night.
Squeezing complicated lives into a simple headline
Describes the challenge of simplifying complex lives into headlines.
I have your face in an old Polaroid
Mentions having a picture of a loved one in an old Polaroid.
Tidying the childrens clothes and toys
Tidies up children's belongings, reflecting on family life.
You smiling back at me I took the photo from the fridge
Recalls a moment captured in a photo on the fridge.
Can't remember what Emily did
Unable to remember the details of a specific event involving Emily.
Haven't been with a woman, it feels like, for years
Expresses a sense of loneliness and lack of recent romantic relationships.
Thought of you the whole time, your salty tears
Thinks about the loved one during this time of solitude.
This shitty world sometimes produces a rose
Acknowledges that beauty can emerge even in a challenging world.
The scent of it lingers but then it just goes
Recognizes the fleeting nature of positive experiences.
Return the call to home
Encourages returning a call to home, possibly seeking connection.
The worst of us are a long drawn-out confession
Describes the worst individuals as confessing their faults over a prolonged period.
The best of us are geniuses of compression
Highlights the best as experts in simplifying complex issues.
You say you're not gonna leave the truth alone
Addresses a commitment to exploring and facing the truth.
I'm here 'cause I don't wanna go home
Expresses a reluctance to go home, possibly due to challenges there.
Child drinking dirty water from a riverbank
Depicts a child drinking dirty water, symbolizing hardship.
Soldier brings oranges he got out from a tank
Describes a soldier sharing oranges, possibly an act of kindness in a difficult situation.
Waiting on the waiter, he's taking a while to come
Patience is required while waiting for a waiter.
Watching the sun go down on Lebanon
Observes the sunset over Lebanon.
Return the call to home
Encourages returning a call to home, reinforcing the theme of connection.
Now I got a head like a lit cigarette
Compares the state of the mind to a lit cigarette, suggesting intensity or turmoil.
Unholy clouds reflect in a minaret
Describes an unsettling scene with clouds reflecting in a minaret.
So high above me, higher than everyone
Feels a sense of insignificance beneath the vastness of the sky.
Where are you in the cedars of Lebanon?
Poses a question about the loved one's location in the cedars of Lebanon.
Choose your enemies carefully, 'cause they will define you
Advises caution in choosing enemies, as they shape one's identity.
Make them interesting 'cause in some ways they will mind you
Encourages making enemies interesting as they influence one's thoughts.
They're not there in the beginning but when your story ends
Suggests enemies become more significant as one's life story unfolds.
Gonna last with you longer than your friends
Emphasizes the lasting impact of enemies compared to friends.
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