Lyrics
It's been so long since you've been gone
Expressing the duration of the absence of the person addressed.
Come back to me, baby green!
An emotional plea for the return of the person, referred to as "baby green."
A plot device, marble made of ice
Describing a significant element, possibly a metaphorical concept, using the term "plot device" and "marble made of ice."
I'm just happy to watch you
The speaker finds joy in observing the person, regardless of the circumstances.
You shine beautifully but act awfully
Acknowledging the person's outward beauty but noting troublesome behavior.
As you swing across the sky
Metaphorically describing the person's movement through the sky.
You got away from our gravity
Highlighting the person's ability to escape the speaker's influence or control.
But I am pulling you back now
The speaker expresses an intent to bring the person back into their life.
Swallow your pride and everything with it
Encouraging the person to overcome pride and accept everything that comes with it.
The pain will subside in only a minuteThere might be tears behind your veil
Assuring that pain will diminish quickly, possibly suggesting a willingness to forgive.
No confession you will never tell
Implies a lack of confessions and secrets, possibly referencing a guarded nature.
Even your sadness is serene
Describing the person's sadness as calm and peaceful.
Unpredictable baby green
Referring to the person as unpredictable and using the term "baby green" as a nickname.
Heaven is in your eyes!
Describing the beauty seen in the person's eyes as heavenly.
Your silent vacuum frozen embrace
Portraying the person's silent and cold embrace as potentially harmful to the speaker.
Will be my end baby green!
Expressing the idea that the person's actions could lead to the speaker's downfall.
Take my heart and crush it to dust
Symbolically surrendering the speaker's heart to the person, anticipating its destruction.
In your lightning fingers
Describing the person's touch as powerful and potentially destructive.
Every time you breathe you are free to leave
Highlighting the person's freedom, emphasizing the lack of ownership by the speaker.
I never needed to own you
The speaker acknowledges not needing to possess or control the person.
After I'm gone you'll be travelling on
Suggesting the person will continue their journey even after the speaker's departure.
Time means nothing to you now
Indicating a shift in the person's perception of time, possibly reflecting a changed perspective.
Swallow the earth and everything in it
Encouraging the person to encompass everything, possibly symbolizing acceptance of all aspects of life.
Nowhere to hide in our final minutes
Reflecting on the inevitability of the end, emphasizing the lack of hiding places.
Eclipsed suns and electrified air
Describing dramatic celestial events, possibly symbolizing intense emotions.
I can reach out and touch you from here
Suggesting a connection that allows the speaker to reach the person even from a distance.
No one else to blame for this
Claiming personal responsibility for the situation, absolving others of blame.
This time won't be a near miss
Expressing confidence that the current situation will not narrowly avoid a negative outcome.
I'm not tired of waiting for you
Declaring patience in waiting for the person's return.
I'm not afraid got nothing to lose
Asserting fearlessness due to having nothing to lose in the context of the relationship.
Heaven is in your eyes!
Reiterating the heavenly quality seen in the person's eyes.
You're gonna topple mountains
Portraying the person's potential to achieve significant and impactful feats.
And boil the oceans
Using powerful imagery to convey the person's influence on grand scales.
When you come back to earth
Anticipating the person's return to Earth and expressing the speaker's readiness to find them.
Don't need a map to guide you
Asserting the speaker's ability to locate the person without external guidance.
I'll always find you
Assurance that the speaker will always find the person within the vast universe.
In this universe
Concluding the lyrics with the affirmation of the speaker's connection with the person on a
Comment