I listened to this song alot in my car and the pictures that would come to my mind had a surreal, dream-like quality to it. When I listen to this song I think about a man who is watching his loved one lying in critical condition (and in pain) in a hospital bedroom.
-"Close your eyes, and I will be swimming
-Lullaby's fill your room, and I will be singing
-Singing to only you
-Dont forget I'll hold your head
-Watch the night sky fading red..."
His loved one is dying and as she begins to close her eyes and "sleep", the image of the man shimmers and waves away (like they do in the movies). Then, she passes away as she watches "the night sky fading red...".
[Chorus]
-"But as you sleep, and no one is listening
-I will lift you off your feet, I'll keep you from sinking
-Don't you wake up yet, cause soon I'll be leaving you,
-Soon I'll be leaving you
-But you won't be leaving me..."
When he sat in the hospital room, he tried to comfort her. He told her not to wake up, because when she passes away she wouldn't be in pain any longer. As his loved one passes away, he tells her that even though he's leaving her (because she dies), he says "you won't be leaving me..."
-"In the car, the radio leaves me searching for your star
-A constellation of frustration driving hard
-Singing my thoughts back to me, and Watching -heartache on TV"
It's a clear night and as he drives home from the hospital, not even the radio can keep his mind off her. He then looks up at the sky through the windshield. In the space of it all, he feels small as he realizes he is all alone now.
Yah, if I directed this song's music video I would use this as a theme. But, that's how this song makes sense to me.
I listened to this song alot in my car and the pictures that would come to my mind had a surreal, dream-like quality to it. When I listen to this song I think about a man who is watching his loved one lying in critical condition (and in pain) in a hospital bedroom.
-"Close your eyes, and I will be swimming -Lullaby's fill your room, and I will be singing -Singing to only you -Dont forget I'll hold your head -Watch the night sky fading red..."
His loved one is dying and as she begins to close her eyes and "sleep", the image of the man shimmers and waves away (like they do in the movies). Then, she passes away as she watches "the night sky fading red...".
[Chorus] -"But as you sleep, and no one is listening -I will lift you off your feet, I'll keep you from sinking -Don't you wake up yet, cause soon I'll be leaving you, -Soon I'll be leaving you -But you won't be leaving me..."
When he sat in the hospital room, he tried to comfort her. He told her not to wake up, because when she passes away she wouldn't be in pain any longer. As his loved one passes away, he tells her that even though he's leaving her (because she dies), he says "you won't be leaving me..."
-"In the car, the radio leaves me searching for your star -A constellation of frustration driving hard -Singing my thoughts back to me, and Watching -heartache on TV"
It's a clear night and as he drives home from the hospital, not even the radio can keep his mind off her. He then looks up at the sky through the windshield. In the space of it all, he feels small as he realizes he is all alone now.
Yah, if I directed this song's music video I would use this as a theme. But, that's how this song makes sense to me.