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There is a cat in the window of the house of my lover
Where she sleeps there alone now or perhaps with another
But I try not to think about that, I try not to think at all
I get cocaine from this girl I met and my brother buys me alcohol
And I stay up all night walking through these houses I have grown to hate
And my parents ask if I'm all right, I say, "I've just been staying up too late"
I need to sleep
I need to do something to get this awful weight up off my chest
And keep her pretty ghost from chasing me
You say there are spaces open and wide
You say there are days longer than nights
And I could be happy if only I'd try, but I don't try
I don't try
And you speak of a fever that burns you inside
As you explain to your mother how you have wanted to die
So she kisses your fingers and says, "My darling, but why?
When there is so much more, there is so much more
Do you know there are spaces open and wide?
Believe me, there are days longer than nights
And you will be happy the minute you try
So won't you try?
Won't you try?"
Where she sleeps there alone now or perhaps with another
But I try not to think about that, I try not to think at all
I get cocaine from this girl I met and my brother buys me alcohol
And I stay up all night walking through these houses I have grown to hate
And my parents ask if I'm all right, I say, "I've just been staying up too late"
I need to sleep
I need to do something to get this awful weight up off my chest
And keep her pretty ghost from chasing me
You say there are spaces open and wide
You say there are days longer than nights
And I could be happy if only I'd try, but I don't try
I don't try
And you speak of a fever that burns you inside
As you explain to your mother how you have wanted to die
So she kisses your fingers and says, "My darling, but why?
When there is so much more, there is so much more
Do you know there are spaces open and wide?
Believe me, there are days longer than nights
And you will be happy the minute you try
So won't you try?
Won't you try?"
Lyrics submitted by bright eyes burn me, edited by mirrorsfev
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Not only do they separate the song in two, but it seems like as the song gets more honest/straightforward, the speaker has to distance himself from the subject by changing to the second person. Alternatively, as the subject gets more general/widely applicable, it changes, as if he is talking to his audience and appealing to their common experience.
i couldn't find it either, and when i did, i made a profile on songmeanings just to tell you.
It's such a sad song. I love how it changes from all this noise mashing and instruments playing to just a piano. The music in this song is just astonishing!
The beginning i think is just him realizing he's got a problem and is unhappy, maybe because of a broken heart or just addiction that is taking over.
The Ending almost seems like a different song, it's alot softer with just him and the piano. It is really sad, but beautiful.