Lyrics
My best friend is in my bath tub
Reflects a close relationship, likening the intimacy to having a best friend in the speaker's bathtub.
He's wondering
Questions about the direction of life, contemplating whether it's moving backward instead of forward.
Are we living in reverse
Poses a query about the reversal of life's natural progression or order.
Why did love lead us to loneliness
Expresses confusion or disappointment about love leading to a state of isolation and solitude.
When we couldn't tell the truth anymore
Highlights a phase where honesty became difficult within the relationship.
Staying silent can't keep the peace if it starts a proxy war
Indicates that staying silent to avoid conflict can actually initiate an indirect or hidden conflict.
Inside of you
Refers to an internal conflict within the other person.
Inside of me
Suggests a similar inner turmoil within the speaker.
If I could shift the ringing in my ears
Desire to change or alter one's perspective or understanding.
The retrospective bouts with confidence and fear
Mentions looking back at past experiences, dealing with conflicting feelings of confidence and fear.
Into something metaphorical
Wish to transform personal thoughts or emotions into something symbolic or figurative.
Clever like an oracle
Desire to be insightful or prophetic in a creative way.
That's a simile
Clarifies the type of comparison being made (a simile).
Would you still listen to me
Asks if the listener would still pay attention even if they couldn't fully comprehend the speaker's meaning.
And not understand
Concern about being misunderstood or not completely grasped.
There's something off with your smile
Observation about the other person's smile, indicating it appears worn out and distant.
It's weather beaten and cold
Describes the smile as affected by exposure to harsh conditions or experiences.
What do you know that we don't
Ponders what knowledge the other person possesses that's withheld from the speaker or others.
Why can't you tell the truth anymore
Reiterates the struggle with honesty within the relationship, echoing a previous sentiment.
Staying silent can't keep the peace if it starts a proxy war
Reemphasizes that avoiding communication may lead to an indirect conflict.
Inside of you
Reiteration of internal turmoil within the other person.
Inside of me
Reiteration of the speaker's inner turmoil.
We've lost our way
Expresses feeling lost or disconnected from the right path, slowly succumbing to moral decline.
Aging one sin at a time
Describes a gradual deterioration of moral values over time.
You don't get your morals back
Suggests that lost morals are not easily regained.
Now I'm in my bath tub
The speaker now occupies the space where the friend previously was, continuing the earlier imagery.
I'm wondering
Engages in the same contemplation as the friend earlier, pondering the reversal of circumstances.
Can we still go in reverse
Questions the possibility of returning to a previous state or circumstance.
Why did love lead us to loneliness
Reiteration of the confusion about love leading to isolation.
Why can't you tell the truth anymore
Reiterates the struggle with honesty within the relationship, echoing a previous sentiment.
It's a proxy war
States that the lack of honesty is akin to a hidden or disguised conflict.
Inside of you
Reiteration of internal turmoil within the other person.
Inside of me
Reiteration of the speaker's inner turmoil.
Inside of you
Encouragement to the other person to liberate themselves, possibly from internal conflicts or dishonesty.
Go on and set yourself free
An urging for the other person to free themselves from their inner struggles.
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