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Deer Tick – Dirty Dishes Lyrics 14 years ago
And you cried all night
You created a stream and it flows forever
it's made of dreams that didn't come true
And I'm sorry, there's nothing more that I can do

They're breaking up because of him (mentioned later in the song) he admits theres nothing more he can do.

When we get together
Take apart my fantasy
And we are done
We'll work on you
As we lie motionless, staring at the ceiling
Back turned up against the wall

It was his fault, he had dreams of other things, and because of that he couldn't focus on her, she leans against him, but he's a wall and won't let her in.

And now I can barely see
Straight to the back of my skull
And i'm shivering all night long
Yes, my skin is clear and you can see what I'm thinking
I'm thinking hard about all the things I've been dreaming
I've been dreaming about you and only you

He can't even think his head is so clouded, he's cold, alone, and "transparent" everyone can see how he feels, he's sorry, and now only dreams of her.

turn the land into waste
And bury it in parking lots
I'm constantly turned off
by the look of the clock
And it's turning in an hour from tonight
I've got nothing to look forward to
Cause I killed all the flowers

What used to be beautiful is now taken over by ugliness, time passes and he can't bear it anymore, as the time goes by he realizes he has nothing to look forward to because he's ruined everything

And that cold wind will blow
Tear the skin off your nose and you've got nothing to be grateful for
It's your list of wishing

She's being torn apart, but wishes it was better

It's some dirty dishes and you wanted more
And you got left, and it hurt
Oh but it could be worse
Yeah, things could be so much worse

She wanted so much more from him, but he couldn't provide that.

Just my take on it.


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