Kissing the Lipless Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mootiwan 

Cover art for Kissing the Lipless lyrics by Shins, The

The first couple of lines? On an extremely shallow level, I thought he was inquiring of her sexual activity as in 'back was still aligned and your sheets were growing grass' due to lack of use. Again, it's two people that aren't together though the feelings are certainly there and mutual.