"You left it, I sent it
I want it back
You left it, I sent it
I want it back" - He repeats this line, almost like it's an ongoing struggle - she gave her love to him, but he rejected it, now he want's it back.
"If I had you here, I'd clip your wings
Snap you up and leave you sprawling on my pin" - He's using imagery comparing her to a butterfly, which could mean that she "gets around"....just saying:) It's like butterfly collectors, they clip their wings and put them on a pin for display i.e. he wishes he had a way to make her stay.
"This plan of mine is oh so very lame" - yep yep, what he's sayin is a bit silly innit?
"Can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - Beautiful... He means the grass is greener (things would be better for her) where he is, where it's "raining" (all the drama and depression he's going through at the moment without her).
"You left, I died,
I went and you cried" - When she left he died inside, but when he left she only cried, so his leaving had less of an effect on her and she got over it.
"You came, I think
But I never really know" - He doesn't know if she was there to begin with, or that she came back but he doesn't know if she was really that into it anymore.
"I've served my time" - He's suffered long enough, or the time that she was using him for is over.
"I've watched you climb" - She's moved onto bigger and better things.
"the wrong incline
But what do I know"- He thinks that who she has become and the direction she's headed in isn't right for her, but maybe he's wrong, maybe she is actually better off.
"Accept it, Don't let it
Turn the screw" - Could be talking to himself, won't let it get to him. Accept the way things are now and leave them be.
"Accept it, And let it
Scream back at you" - Consequences of her actions. Maybe she'll find out in due time what she's done.
"Now this applies both equally to you and I" - Could be referring to the previous verse that both of them should just move on.
"The only thing we share
is the same sky" - They have nothing left of each other and have nothing to offer each other anymore.
"These empty metaphors
they're all in vain
Like can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - He thinks it's stupid trying to convince himself otherwise by using metaphors to try to find a reason for her to come back to him.
"In the garden Snake was a charmin'
And Eve said let's give it a try" - She might be a bit controlling, like whatever she says goes.
"Now lead us not into temptation" - He's praying not to give into her. She could also be the temptation. (bad bad woman...evil! grrrr...)
"But no matter how hard I try" - Yup, there it goes...
"When in the garden and
Snake is a charmin'
And Eve says let's give it a try
Eve is the apple of my eye" - While all this is happening and he tries to resist, he gives in t her because he loves her and will do anything for her, no matter the outcome.
"And I lie behind you
And I cradle you in the palm of me
And I pat your hair down" - He's back with her again...silly boy
"I think will we sink or swim?
'Cause we could do either on a whim" - He wonders if it's gonna last this time. Because with the way things have been in the past for them it could go either way. But I guess he's just happy for the moment. Whoop whoop!
"You left it, I sent it I want it back You left it, I sent it I want it back" - He repeats this line, almost like it's an ongoing struggle - she gave her love to him, but he rejected it, now he want's it back.
"If I had you here, I'd clip your wings Snap you up and leave you sprawling on my pin" - He's using imagery comparing her to a butterfly, which could mean that she "gets around"....just saying:) It's like butterfly collectors, they clip their wings and put them on a pin for display i.e. he wishes he had a way to make her stay. "This plan of mine is oh so very lame" - yep yep, what he's sayin is a bit silly innit? "Can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - Beautiful... He means the grass is greener (things would be better for her) where he is, where it's "raining" (all the drama and depression he's going through at the moment without her).
"You left, I died, I went and you cried" - When she left he died inside, but when he left she only cried, so his leaving had less of an effect on her and she got over it. "You came, I think But I never really know" - He doesn't know if she was there to begin with, or that she came back but he doesn't know if she was really that into it anymore. "I've served my time" - He's suffered long enough, or the time that she was using him for is over. "I've watched you climb" - She's moved onto bigger and better things. "the wrong incline But what do I know"- He thinks that who she has become and the direction she's headed in isn't right for her, but maybe he's wrong, maybe she is actually better off.
"Accept it, Don't let it Turn the screw" - Could be talking to himself, won't let it get to him. Accept the way things are now and leave them be. "Accept it, And let it Scream back at you" - Consequences of her actions. Maybe she'll find out in due time what she's done.
"Now this applies both equally to you and I" - Could be referring to the previous verse that both of them should just move on. "The only thing we share is the same sky" - They have nothing left of each other and have nothing to offer each other anymore. "These empty metaphors they're all in vain Like can't you see the grass is greener where it rains" - He thinks it's stupid trying to convince himself otherwise by using metaphors to try to find a reason for her to come back to him.
"In the garden Snake was a charmin' And Eve said let's give it a try" - She might be a bit controlling, like whatever she says goes. "Now lead us not into temptation" - He's praying not to give into her. She could also be the temptation. (bad bad woman...evil! grrrr...) "But no matter how hard I try" - Yup, there it goes... "When in the garden and Snake is a charmin' And Eve says let's give it a try Eve is the apple of my eye" - While all this is happening and he tries to resist, he gives in t her because he loves her and will do anything for her, no matter the outcome.
"And I lie behind you And I cradle you in the palm of me And I pat your hair down" - He's back with her again...silly boy "I think will we sink or swim? 'Cause we could do either on a whim" - He wonders if it's gonna last this time. Because with the way things have been in the past for them it could go either way. But I guess he's just happy for the moment. Whoop whoop!