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Dear child, they're asking us to move
I watched her taking off her shoe
(Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in)
Unweary, i'm not quite rusty yet
This could be obvious to you
(Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in)
In this short time we've been treading air
I've been trying to reach you,
But my extension cord wouldn't reach that far
(Reach that far)
I've been patiently waiting
The indicator light is flashing on
(Flashing on)
Dear sleeper, you could've had the better bed
I loved to watch the way you grew
We're out, we're out the door
We're out, we're out the door
In this short time we've been treading air.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord doesn't reach that far
(Doesn't reach that far)
(Reach that far)
I've been patiently waiting,
the indicator light is flashing on
(It's flashing on)
(Flashing on)
In this coma, sleepless dancing
We've been treading air
I've been trying to reach you but
your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
doesn't reach that far,
reach that far.
I've been desperately waiting
the indicator light is flashing on,
it's flashing on,
flashing on.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
Wouldn't reach that far,
Reach that far.
(Doesn't reach that far)
I watched her taking off her shoe
(Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in)
Unweary, i'm not quite rusty yet
This could be obvious to you
(Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in)
In this short time we've been treading air
I've been trying to reach you,
But my extension cord wouldn't reach that far
(Reach that far)
I've been patiently waiting
The indicator light is flashing on
(Flashing on)
Dear sleeper, you could've had the better bed
I loved to watch the way you grew
We're out, we're out the door
We're out, we're out the door
In this short time we've been treading air.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord doesn't reach that far
(Doesn't reach that far)
(Reach that far)
I've been patiently waiting,
the indicator light is flashing on
(It's flashing on)
(Flashing on)
In this coma, sleepless dancing
We've been treading air
I've been trying to reach you but
your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
doesn't reach that far,
reach that far.
I've been desperately waiting
the indicator light is flashing on,
it's flashing on,
flashing on.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
Wouldn't reach that far,
Reach that far.
(Doesn't reach that far)
Lyrics submitted by breakmylimbs, edited by pixelcreme
Track duration: 03:23
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"I'm weary, I'm not quite rested yet"- Referencing to how in the first few weeks after a child is born, they are up at all hours and the parents get no sleep. And since he's not been allowed to see his child, he's been up stressed about it so he's not rested, and won't be until he sees him/her.
"I've been trying to reach you, but my extension cord wouldn't reach that far"- He wanted to reach out, but the "extension cord"- aka the mother- wouldn't let him.
"I've been patiently waiting; the indicator light is flashing on"- He wants to see his child
"Dear sleeper, you could have had the better bed"- How he feels he would have been a better parent than the mother but was unrightfully written off. In teenage pregnancies, the fathers often get a bad rap for being deadbeats and not caring about the child, but he's the opposite in this situation.
"I loved to watch the way you grew" - He loved to see his child grow and develop. He loves his child.
"We've been treading air"- the reunion of father and child
That's just my way of seeing it. I could be way off, but that's my two cents.
Dear child, they're asking us to move
I watched her taking off her shoes - (A flashback to before they were lost, taking off shoes in order to get into the water)
Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in - (Perhaps an instruction given should they become lost)
I'm weary, I'm not quite rested yet
This could be obvious to you - (They've been lost at sea)
Let the shore tide take you in, let the shore tide in - (A repeated line as if to instill it's truth or repeated in one's head)
In this shore tide, we've been treading in - (Describing the current situation)
I've been trying to reach you,
But my extension cord wouldn't reach that far
(Reach that far) - (Sounds as if a rescue was attempted. Most life jackets have life lines attached that trail in the water so that comrades wouldn't have to be separated, but the cord is only so long..)
I've been patiently waiting - (Waiting to see if the tide will bring them back closer.)
The indicator light is flashing on
(Flashing on) - (Again most life jackets are equipped with indicator beacons and sonar to be detected by rescue vessels or aircraft.)
Dear sleeper, you couldn't find a better bed - (They fell asleep in the tide from shear exhaustion or perhaps a coma as mentioned later)
I loved to watch the way you groove - (A sick joke to shed any type of positive light on a completely hopeless situation. Almost as if the indicator light is bobbing about with the motion of the waves simulation a dance of sorts, also mentioned later)
We're at, we're at the door
We're at, we're at the door - (At the door of death)
In this shore tide, we've been treading in.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord doesn't reach that far
(Doesn't reach that far)
(Reach that far)
I've been patiently waiting,
The indicator light is flashing on
(It's flashing on)
(Flashing on)
In this coma, sleepless dancing - (As mentioned from above)
We've been treading in
I've been trying to reach you
But your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
Doesn't reach that far,
Reach that far.
I've been desperately waiting
The indicator light is flashing on,
It's flashing on,
Flashing on.
I've been trying to reach you,
But your extension cord wouldn't reach that far,
Wouldn't reach that far,
Reach that far.
(Doesn't reach that far)
So that is simply my take. I in no right mean for this to be the "correct" interpretation. It's just something I couldn't help but feel.
Cheers
and I swear to you he said, "Dear sleeper, you couldn't find a better bed."
Here's the interview/acoustic music video link where he says that:
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she hung herself with an extension cord.
Having seen the interview lendmeyourbrain mentioned, I can see that it's from the girl's point of view.
I'm not going to talk about the meaning. It's been said and it's accurate.
But the imagery. I can't get the image of two robots on either side of a room from one another. Male and female. In love, but without batteries, only alive because of the plugs in their backs plugged into opposite corners.
Projecting myself into it a little, the male one is unable to sleep, meanwhile the female has given up trying to reach him by the end of the first chorus. Eventually, the male one keeps dreaming while awake of being with her. By the final chorus, I imagine the male one checking his lack of a battery, backing up to the wall, and making a sprint for the girl, unplugging himself.
Finally, having his plug torn out, his bodily functions start shutting down. His legs begin to give way halfway across the room, and he falls into her arms. The end of the chorus he's in her arms, and slowly closes his eyes, dead.
Just thought it was interesting and worthy of sharing.
i really really love that description. it fits the song quite perfectly, and that's probably what i'll think of from now on :)