Six AM day after Christmas
I throw some clothes on in the dark
The smell of cold
Car seat is freezing
The world is sleeping
I am numb

Up the stairs to her apartment
She is balled up on the couch
Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte
They're not home to find us out

And we drive
Now that I have found someone
I'm feeling more alone
Than I ever have before

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

They call her name at seven-thirty
I pace around the parking lot
Then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell some gifts that I got

Can't you see
It's not me you're dying for?
Now she's feeling more alone
Than she ever has before

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly

As weeks went by
It showed that she was not fine
They told me "Son it's time to tell the truth"
And she broke down and I broke down
'Cause I was tired of lying

Driving back to her apartment
For the moment, we're alone
Yeah, she's alone and I'm alone
And now I know it

She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly


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    I am not going to offer yet another full interpretation on top of the ten-thousand here already. I just wanted to elaborate that some women bleed a lot after an abortion because it's a forced miscarriage. It's just a result of the physical side of pregnancy. That could be part of the "she was not fine," in addition to her emotional side effects. Also, when Ben writes "it's not me you're dying for," I get this really selfish feeling. The abortion was probably the girlfriend's idea, but they were so young that it is obviously beneficial to both of them. His guilt is making him say that it isn't his fault, when he is obviously part of the whole thing. The next line says, "Now she's feeling more alone / Than she ever has before." To me, this shows that his guilt is only alienating her, like he isn't blatantly blaming her, but to make himself feel less responsible, he is acting like it isn't his decision. I think this is one of the most amazing songs ever written. It is beautiful, emotional, and it doesn't offer up any real answers.

    LittleBriddieon June 27, 2003   Link

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