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The Maccabees – Ayla Lyrics 13 years ago
- he is constantly looking for her and "them" in his other relationships, all in vain, an illusion, no other can replace her.

It's a weight off my mind
I could trust you, you could tell me it's fine
I could sew you a stitch and save nine
Ayla

- He dreams of a way to fix the past things between them. If only he could go back and undo hurting her first ("make one stitch"), he'd save himself the 9 times pain she caused him when she left.

The wait is over,
under halcyon skies
The wait is over,
for an innocent life

- in his fantasies they get back together and everything, the pain, the wait, is over.

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The Maccabees – Ayla Lyrics 13 years ago
There is no doubt this song is about someone who's tormented by a bad breakup or loss of his loved-one. I am thinking this is the story of a guy rather than a girl, but it can go both ways, of course.

Aimless am I
Listless I'm the blunt of the knife
Drifting to the corners of life
Ayla

- He is experiencing loss of direction and meaning of his own life. His personal life goes on, but he does not enjoy it, and sees himself as a spectator rather than participant. He'd rather be somewhere else, sometimes else, probably back with her.

And we wait for love
In the shape of us
But the state of us

- he is constantly looking for her

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