I think that this song symbolizes a conflict with time.
Think of a clock:
"Turn the dial on my words, I can feel them fall short" like setting or manipulating the time on a clock to the point where her words are irrevlevent.
"Chime along" as in when a clock stricks 0'clock. Implies a dependance or a habit of following the clock.
"Hands move apart" when the two hands on a clock move apart as time goes on.
"make me sleep so badly, invisible friend" perhaps she can't sleep due to the sound of a ticking clock or is pressed for time and can't sleep, or is excited about something in the future and cannot sleep. Invisible friend could be that time is always there like a friend but is intangible, not a physical presence.
I'm not really sure how this reference encaptures the whole song but whenever I hear the chorus, this is what I think of.
I think that this song symbolizes a conflict with time.
Think of a clock:
"Turn the dial on my words, I can feel them fall short" like setting or manipulating the time on a clock to the point where her words are irrevlevent.
"Chime along" as in when a clock stricks 0'clock. Implies a dependance or a habit of following the clock.
"Hands move apart" when the two hands on a clock move apart as time goes on.
"make me sleep so badly, invisible friend" perhaps she can't sleep due to the sound of a ticking clock or is pressed for time and can't sleep, or is excited about something in the future and cannot sleep. Invisible friend could be that time is always there like a friend but is intangible, not a physical presence.
I'm not really sure how this reference encaptures the whole song but whenever I hear the chorus, this is what I think of.