You lie silent there before me
Your tears they mean nothing to me
The wind howling at the window
The love you never gave I give to you
Really don't deserve it
But now there's nothing you can do
So, sleep in your only memory
Of me, my dearest mother

Chorus:
Here's a lullaby to close your eyes (good-bye)
It was always you that I despised
I don't feel enough for you to cry (oh well)
Here's a lullaby to close your eyes
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye

So insignificant sleeping dormant deep inside of me
Are you hiding away, lost under the sewers?
Maybe flying high in the clouds?
Perhaps you're happy without me
So many seeds have been sown in the field
And who could sprout up so blessedly, If I had died
I would have never felt sad at all
You will not hear me say "I'm sorry"
Where is the light? Wonder if it's weeping somewhere...

chorus x4


Lyrics submitted by Luma.Odat, edited by soldierofheave

Room Of Angel Lyrics as written by

Lyrics © Dirty Squirrel, Songtrust Ave

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Room of Angel song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

17 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +2
    Song Meaning

    I think this song is about a daughter and her mother. The daughter felt abandoned, but not abused, by the mother. And the mother is dying and now she wants to be part of her daughter's life before she leaves forever.

    "You lie silent there before me your tears they mean nothing to me"

    Daughter is at the hospital, and her mother is on the hospital bed. The mother had cried herself to sleep, but the daughter (because she felt abandoned) doesn't feel any emotional attachment to her.

    "the wind howling at the window"

    This is alluding to how much she wants to say to her mother (the wind howling) but she stops herself (the window).

    "the love you never gave I give to you"

    She is giving her mother her time, and she is caring for her while she is sick, she is loving her. Something her mother never did for her.

    “Really don't deserve it”

    The mother doesn’t deserve being cared for by her daughter, because the mother never cared for her daughter.

    “but now there's nothing you can do”

    The daughter is planning to make the death of her mother quicker, as both mercy and vengeance.

    “so sleep in your only memory of me my dearest mother”

    She wants her ‘dearest mother’ to know what her daughter feels, before she dies.

    “Here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye it was always you that I despised I don't feel enough for you to cry oh well here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye goodbye goodbye “

    Here the daughter is telling her mother all that she feels. And that she will kill her. And her mother is crying.

    “So insignificant sleeping dormant deep inside of me”

    She tells her mother that she is pregnant, but that her mother would never care.

    “are you hiding away lost under the sewers maybe flying high in the clouds”

    She has now killed her mother, and is wondering if her mother is in heaven (flying above the clouds) or in hell (under the sewers).

    “perhaps you're happy without me”

    She is wondering if her mother is happy dead, because she’s not there.

    “so many seeds have been sown in the field and who could sprout up so blessedly if I had died”

    Here she wonders, if she wasn’t there to take care of her mother, who would her mother have asked for.

    “I would have never felt sad at all you will not hear me say I'm sorry”

    She is talking to herself about how she would never have been sad if her mother had other important people in her life.

    “where is the light wonder if it's weeping somewhere”

    Here she is wondering if it was wrong to kill her mother.

    “Here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye it was always you that I despised I don't feel enough for you to cry oh well here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye

    Here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye it was always you that I despised I don't feel enough for you to cry oh well here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye good-bye good-bye good-bye good-bye

    Here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye it was always you that I despised I don't feel enough for you to cry oh well here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye

    Here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye it was always you that I despised I don't feel enough for you to cry oh well here's a lullaby to close your eyes good-bye good-bye good-bye good-bye good-bye”

    This is her reliving the murder of her mother over and over again, and then she leaves the room and goes home.

    Dranieion June 04, 2010   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Techno Ted
Audioslave
Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
Album art
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve. The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future. Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere" The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Album art
Holiday
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday". I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Album art
When We Were Young
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Album art
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.