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”
if the mattress was a table top
and the bed sheet was a page
we'd be written out
like a couple of question marks
my convex to your concave
and we'd be lying here
at the end of a sentence
and asks, are you ready now?
are you gonna glow in the dark?
are you gonna show me how?
do you like to watch when water misbehaves?
do you like waves?
as the wind shifts
and shifts again
the sail smiles
and gently slaps around the mast
ballast
ballast
ballast
when you come to me
come to me with cake
in your pocket
come to me nicely
with that soft kinda cake
that's mostly icing
come to me ready and rude
bring me angel food
angel food
and the bed sheet was a page
we'd be written out
like a couple of question marks
my convex to your concave
and we'd be lying here
at the end of a sentence
and asks, are you ready now?
are you gonna glow in the dark?
are you gonna show me how?
do you like to watch when water misbehaves?
do you like waves?
as the wind shifts
and shifts again
the sail smiles
and gently slaps around the mast
ballast
ballast
ballast
when you come to me
come to me with cake
in your pocket
come to me nicely
with that soft kinda cake
that's mostly icing
come to me ready and rude
bring me angel food
angel food
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This reminds me of when both partners of a relationship are willing to love eachother, but both are afraid of completely exposing their soul to eachother..... it seems like they are oth waiting for the other to break the ice
I agree. But I could also see this as a couple who are so in love and passionate, that she can't quite see herself without him/her.
"my convex to your concave"
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ive been trying to figure out this song because i love it so much.
"you come to me with cake in your pocket, the soft kind thats mostly icing"
someone comes to her with an offer, situation, or proposal in general, but its sugared up to the point of "not enough cake" you know. and shes kind of hanging in the air because she knows its a shifty deal, but then again she has a sweet tooth.
ive been trying to figure out this song because i love it so much.
"you come to me with cake in your pocket, the soft kind thats mostly icing"
someone comes to her with an offer, situation, or proposal in general, but its sugared up to the point of "not enough cake" you know. and shes kind of hanging in the air because she knows its a shifty deal, but then again she has a sweet tooth.
i really love your interpretation of the song. i too have a sweet tooth...
I think it's about being friends with benefits. They come when you call them, you both get your rocks off and then go your separate ways. There's no attachment, it's superficial and not emotionally filling. Like a cake with too much icing. It tastes good when you eat it but you're just eating icing, there's nothing to it. I see the little cake there is as maybe a potential for a real relationship is there.
its the first time with this lover, lots of promise - the icing - looks pretty sweet, but will it... will they really let go. "you come to me ready, we'll bring the angel food" - We. she'll give everything, but only together (if the other person does too) will it be more. angel food. not just icing.