An absolutely gorgeous song...I'll just comment on what seems obvious to me.
I think it's about a recent break-up with a significant other, and being desperate to cling to their memory. She thinks "some of the bulbs never opened quite fully," or the relationship never developed completely, and that it still might, and she stays awake, waiting for it. She also uses the words "have loved", suggesting past tense, as in the relationship is over.
An absolutely gorgeous song...I'll just comment on what seems obvious to me. I think it's about a recent break-up with a significant other, and being desperate to cling to their memory. She thinks "some of the bulbs never opened quite fully," or the relationship never developed completely, and that it still might, and she stays awake, waiting for it. She also uses the words "have loved", suggesting past tense, as in the relationship is over.