Dirty Dishes

And you cried all night till you crated a stream And it flows forever, it's made of dreams That didn't come true, and I'm sorry but there's nothing more That I can do

When we get together and take apart my fantasy And when we are done, we'll work on you Yes, we lie emotionless staring at the ceiling Your back turned up against the wall

And now I, I clearly see straight to the back of my skull And I'm shivering all night long And 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

Turning land into waste and barren into parking lots And I'm constantly turned off by the look of the clock And it's turning hours And I've got nothing to look forward to 'Cause I killed all the flowers

And the cold wind will blow, tear the skin off your nose And you've got nothing to be grateful for But your list of wishes Yes, and dirty dishes And you wanted more and you got less, and it hurt But it could be worse, yeah Things could be so much worse

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.

"and dirty dishes, and you wanted more, and got less...."

obviously a song. about thinking thoughts. and people.

Seems ur as clueless as me in parts

few lyric suggestions... "it's made of dreams that didn't come true" "As we lie motionless, staring at the ceiling" "Straight to the back of my skull, and i'm shivering all night long"

then maybe "turn the land into waste, and bury it in parking lots"???

thanks for starting the ball rolling anyone else eccs

i have got to say, i love every second of this song

i have got to say, i love every second of this song

I think it's "by the look of the clock" since it starts talking about hours and nothing to look forward too... hence, time, clocks, etc.

Yeah there are still some lyrics that I think are wrong.

"by the look of the CLOCK [as noted above] and it's TURNING INTO HOURS and I've got nothing to look forward to 'cause I killed all the flowers"

The turning into hours line is a lot like the line in "Not So Dense" where he says "And I watch sixty minutes go by HOUR AFTER HOUR AFTER HOUR!" I think a big theme in this entire album is how sometimes life doesn't go anywhere, and this song is a perfect example.

It's not about how anything in particular about his life is really terrible, but it's just a drag. That's why he ends by saying "Things could be so much worse." But the song really shows how depressing life can be even when it's not all that bad.

Also the first line is definitely "And YOU cried all night," hence why YOU created a stream (out of tears).

Actually the fact that he sings about himself AND you is an interesting part of this song, it's like the two of them are living through this drag together, which makes this a really beautiful and unique song.

RaceYouAnyTime I think ur interpretation was perfect along with all your edits i hope they update them

Saw these guys live last week at Mohegan Sun (Wolf Den) They were amazing. I can see them getting really popular in the underground scene really soon.

It's funny how a song hits you and you think you know what it means cause you experienced that yourself. Maybe I did. Here's my thoughts:

This is sbout two people who were in really in love. Their relationship ended and they still struggle with their dreams for eachother, their love, their hurt, etc. His infidelity also helped lead to their breakup ("I've been dreaming about you and only you").

I'd love some more detailed explainations from others. I really like this one. Really want to see them live.