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The heat comes in distant shifts to fill up my room
It spills out of these ancient vents to meet the new cold
And I lay in my twisted sheets and stare out at the snow
Still thinking of the next few months, my cold and lifeless eyes
I've never felt so separate
And then there's you, but that's so obvious
It's hopeless and I know this, that's why I can't dream
No desire or circumstance would keep this from me
One by one, to department stores
We walk through the aisles
In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile
And for a moment I could want nothing
Your bright eyes burn through my exploding heart
And we stand as the shoppers pass us
And for once I can feel a touch complete
And I need to just be near you and fill these empty eyes
But you start turning as resistance pulls you from my cold and boring life
Let's make this easy and let time pass, as devotion dies
The list goes on and on
I have waited and I will be waiting for the pain to cure the fear
It spills out of these ancient vents to meet the new cold
And I lay in my twisted sheets and stare out at the snow
Still thinking of the next few months, my cold and lifeless eyes
I've never felt so separate
And then there's you, but that's so obvious
It's hopeless and I know this, that's why I can't dream
No desire or circumstance would keep this from me
One by one, to department stores
We walk through the aisles
In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile
And for a moment I could want nothing
Your bright eyes burn through my exploding heart
And we stand as the shoppers pass us
And for once I can feel a touch complete
And I need to just be near you and fill these empty eyes
But you start turning as resistance pulls you from my cold and boring life
Let's make this easy and let time pass, as devotion dies
The list goes on and on
I have waited and I will be waiting for the pain to cure the fear
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Track duration: 04:07
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"The heat comes in distant shifts to fill up my room, it spills out of these ancient vents to meet the new cold"
I love the opening line because it is the exact feeling you have when you wake up in a cold room in winter. The heater only blows heat a little at a time and it give you no real relief, but rather distinct gusts of warm air, as if in shifts. I also interpret the heat meeting the new cold to be a bit of forshadowing, as he feels the girl in the song is warm and bright when he is dark and cold. But, I could be wrong.
"And I lay in my twisted sheets and stare out at the snow, still thinking of the next few months, my cold and lifeless eyes"
The twisted sheets represnt tossing and turning in his sleep, so it's obvious he's troubled by something happening in his life. Staring at the snow outside of his window and knowing it's not going away for the next several months doesn't seem to phase him as instead of being upset, his eyes are cold and lifeless. It's as if he's so depressed all he can do is stare at the snow realizing it is just as numb and bleak as he feels.
"I've never felt so separate, and then there's you, but that's so obvious"
He's never felt so seperated from his own mind and others, so depressed and despondent. And on top of feeling awful about himself, he knows (to the point of it being obvious to him) that the girl he wants to be with and him have no chance.
"It's hopeless and I know this, that's why I can't dream, no desire or circumstance would keep this from me."
This line is the kicker for me. He's abandoned all hope for being with this girl and he won't even dream about being with her because he feels like it would be pointless, and something he "can't" do. No matter how much he WANTS to be with her or the situations that could occur to give him the slightest hope he feels deep down that it will never happen. Honestly, this line brings me to tears if I've had a bad enough day.
"One by one, to department stores, we walk through the aisles. In a forest of designer clothes, you touch me and smile, and for a moment I could want nothing."
Another line that breaks my heart, but in a more uplifting way. Not only is it insanely poetic, but it's also really sweet. As they're walking through a department store filled with desirable materialistic things, her touch and smile are the only things in the world he would ever want.
"Your bright eyes burn through my exploding heart, and we stand as the shoppers pass us, and for once I can feel a touch complete."
Her warm, joyful presence sees right through his exploding breaking heart without noticing and the people around them seem to have little importance. It's almost as if her touching him makes him feel worse because its more false hope, but she doesn't seem to think anything of it. And for once, instead of feeling completely numb, he feels her touch, and I can only imagine that it was one of those exhilarating touches that make your stomach knot up.
"And I need to just be near you and fill these empty eyes, but you start turning as resistance pulls you from my cold and boring life"
Just being around her makes him feel alive and happy, but as she pulls away from touching him, he feels empty and hopeless again. Resistance pulling her away from his life almost makes it seems like he thinks there's a force keeping them apart and it's all out of his control.
"Let's make this easy and let time pass, as devotion dies, the list goes on and on. I have waited and I will be waiting for the pain to cure the fear"
Instead of living in the moment and trying to make things work, he'd rather just let time pass and let whatever they have die without any attempt to revive it. He's waiting for the pain of his broken heart to dismiss the fear of losing her, but he's still waiting.
I find it a bit ironic how the title "Patient hope in new snow" totally contradicts the lyrics of the song. The title is hopeful and almost optimistic by calling it "new snow." I think perhaps this was on purpose, to say that he does truly have hope in his heart.
That's my favourite line. It makes me so sad but it's really simple and yet beautiful at the same time. I can completly relate to it, I guess that just makes me like the song a lot more.
wasn't that line also in Supriya?
or being on the very edge of entering a relationship, but knowing you won't suit the person's needs / fit into their life.
this is an amazing song, i thought there would be more comments.