Orpheus
Eternal Promise: Love, Longing, and the Dance of Souls
Lyrics
Hold me, I can tell you've been up too long
Expressing concern for someone who seems tired or fatigued due to being awake for an extended period.
Tell me that you'll wait for me when I'm gone
Requesting assurance of waiting for the speaker when they are absent.
And I know time will tell if we make it through
Acknowledging that time will determine if their relationship can endure challenges.
So hold me, hold me 'til I come back to you
Asking for comfort and connection until the speaker returns.
Yeah, I'll pop melatonin 'til you tell me you love me
Expressing a willingness to use melatonin to sleep, awaiting affirmation of love, as it's the only time they feel their presence.
'Cause REM's the only time you're around
Stating that the only time the person feels present or close is during REM sleep.
And I'll wait 'til I see you every time that the sun goes down
Expressing eagerness to see the person every evening.
And I tell you keep on seeing straight and have faith someday we
Encouraging the person to remain focused and to trust that things will improve in the future.
Will make it, so don't run away, 'cause I'll be back
Assuring the person not to leave because the speaker will return.
And Hades has me cursed, and you deserve the world
Implying a sense of being trapped or cursed, contrasting with the person's deserving nature.
Believe me someday we'll be free, so just keep a place for me
Believing that eventually, they will attain freedom and urging the person to reserve a place for the speaker.
Tell me, where did you learn to dance so well?
Curiously asking about the person's skill in dancing.
Barefoot, hand in hand in our small hotel
Describing a romantic moment of togetherness in a simple hotel setting.
Dreams of waking up with you by my side
Yearning for waking up next to the person and sharing mundane activities as a married couple.
Breakfast, brooms, and bathtubs, and you my bride
Expressing love and domesticity through imagery of shared routines.
And I'll pop melatonin 'til you tell me you love me
Reiterating the willingness to use melatonin until assured of love during REM sleep.
'Cause REM's the only time you're around
Emphasizing that the presence of the person is felt only during REM sleep.
And I'll wait 'til I see you every time that the sun goes down
Expressing eagerness to see the person each nightfall.
And I tell you keep on seeing straight and have faith someday we
Encouraging the person to maintain clarity and faith for a better future.
Will make it, so don't run away, 'cause I'll be back
Reassuring the person not to leave as the speaker promises to return.
And Hades has me cursed, and you deserve the world
Referencing feeling trapped or cursed while acknowledging the person's worthiness.
Believe me someday we'll be free, so just keep a place for me
Asserting a belief in a future where they'll be free and urging the person to reserve a place.
And I know to run away is easy, and it's cheap
Acknowledging that it's easy to run away, but hoping the person will choose to run away with the speaker instead.
But baby, I'm hoping you'll just run away with me
Expressing a desire for the person to join the speaker in running away.
With me
Reiteration of the desire for the person to join the speaker.
I tell you keep on seeing straight and have faith someday we
Encouraging the person to maintain clarity and faith for a better future.
Will make it, so don't run away, 'cause I'll be back
Reassuring the person not to leave as the speaker promises to return.
And Hades has me cursed, and you deserve the world
Referencing feeling trapped or cursed while acknowledging the person's worthiness.
Believe me someday we'll be free, so just keep a place for me
Asserting a belief in a future where they'll be free and urging the person to reserve a place.
For me
Repeating the plea for the person to reserve a place for the speaker.
For me
-For me
-For me
-For me
-So just keep a place for me
Final plea to keep a place for the speaker.
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