Lyrics
Back when I was twenty
Reflecting on the past when the speaker was twenty years old.
Didn't think anyone liked me,
Expressing a sense of insecurity and a belief that others didn't like the speaker during that time.
Didn't like to leave my room
Describing a preference for staying isolated in their room.
Light one day came through
Describing a transformative moment when light metaphorically entered the speaker's life.
Moved my legs away from you
Indicating a physical movement away from someone or something.
Back when I was twenty
Revisiting the age of twenty and the sudden arrival of summer.
Summer came much too suddenly
Expressing a feeling of summer arriving unexpectedly quickly.
I'd pick fleas from my thighs
Engaging in a seemingly mundane activity of picking fleas from the speaker's thighs.
Go death
An abrupt shift in tone, possibly referring to emotional withdrawal or detachment ("Go death").
With thoughts of your eyes
Associating thoughts with the eyes of someone significant.
Wise was I to flee
Continuation of the realization that distancing was a wise choice.
Love left me for free
Expressing the idea that love departed without demanding a price.
Now I'm two snows older
Describing the speaker as "two snows older," suggesting the passage of time.
Colder days still turn me over
Reflecting on continued cold or difficult days affecting the speaker.
Crush my breath
Expressing a desire for emotional intensity or impact, possibly through metaphorical crushing of breath.
Knock me sober
Describing a state of emotional sobriety or clarity after being figuratively knocked sober.
I'm three souls over you
Indicating a distance of three souls from someone significant.
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