Traps
Unveiling Desires: Traps of Love Explored in Years & Years' Melodic Tale
Lyrics
Was a ghost, I was adored by you
Expressing a sense of being unnoticed or overlooked in the past, despite being loved by the person being addressed.
I trapped an owl, I shot a hare for you
Describing actions taken, possibly metaphorical, to please or impress the person, involving trapping an owl and shooting a hare.
Can I ignite? Can I burn like never before?
Pondering the potential for personal transformation, asking if the speaker can ignite or burn passionately in a new way.
What you desire it's inside of me I am sure
Asserting that what the person desires is present within the speaker.
My intentions were good, my intentions were good
Reiterating that the speaker's intentions were positive or well-intentioned.
I am the garden, I am the sea, will you lay a trap for me?
Posing a question and repeating the idea that the speaker is both a garden and the sea, asking if a trap will be set for them.
I am the garden, I am the sea, will you lay a trap for me?
-I gave you words, I planted trees by your bed
Highlighting actions taken for the person, such as giving words and planting trees, and recalling the person's declaration of love.
You said you loved me, you said you'd have me instead.
-Can I ignite? Can I burn like never before?
Repeating the question about the potential for intense transformation or passion.
What you desire it's inside of me that I'm sure
Reiterating the belief that what the person desires is within the speaker.
My intentions were good. My intentions were good
Reaffirming the positive intentions of the speaker.
You hold me down and nightly we tear ourselves apart
Describing a tumultuous relationship where the person holds the speaker down, leading to nightly conflicts and self-destruction.
You hold me down, I know things, do you from the start?
-I am the garden, I am the sea, will you lay a trap for me?
Repeating the question about setting a trap, emphasizing the dual nature of the speaker as a garden and the sea.
I am the garden, I am the sea, will you lay a trap for me?
-Oh whoa oh
Expressing the sound of fear, possibly signifying emotional or psychological distress in the relationship.
The sound of fear
-Oh whoa oh
-The sound of fear
-Don't let the story down oh
Urging not to let the story down, implying the importance of the narrative or relationship, and possibly a plea for resolution.
Don't let the story down oh
-Don't let the story down oh
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