There's a line on her jeans
that a ballpoint made
From a careless mistake
that she can't wash away
And there's a heart on her sleeve
from the spill of red wine
There's a piece of green
in the blue of her eyes
She named it after me...
(these are all physical symbols that would be visible to others)
(note: red, green, and blue (RGB) are the only colors that a tv uses to
build a complete picture)
(she was a bit immature too, when she got drunk and wrote a letter that
frightened him away hence dropping the ballpoint pen and spilling the wine)
(but there's more blue sadness/regret than green inexperience)
(she identifies the green with him not the blue, thinking that maybe he
doesn't have the same regret)
There's a stray dog she feeds
that she found in the street
And he loves her to hold him
But he won't let her keep him
He claws at the door
to be let out at night
And she makes due without him
and she worries about him
She named him after me
She named him after me
She named him af-ter me
...after me...
(the dog and he were both free/stray before they met her - and they still
are)
(she learned from her mistake and lets the dog out when he he needs his
space but she worries that one day he won't come back)
(the only things mentioned outside of her house are the street and the
night - gray and black)
So if you ever decide that you have to escape
and you travel the world but you can't find a place
Well, you could wind up believing that Paradise
is nothing more than a feeling that goes on in your mind
So if you ever find out what that is
You know there's something you can do
'Cause if I ever hold that golden dream again
I want to tell you I'm gonna name it after you
...after you...
gonna name it after you
I'm gonna name it after you...
(travelling the world is a metaphor for searching for a better/perfect
relationship: Paradise)
(he wonders if she believes Paradise is imaginary/impossible like he does -
if she found out what "that" is)
(she probably shares "that" belief, because everyone she loves wants to be
stray)
(there's something she can do - she can name "that" realization that
Paradise is impossible after him)
(now that he's experienced - no longer green - he's given up on his dream of
finding Paradise)
(his golden/mature dream of Paradise is what she represents to him now)
(is the piece of green in her eyes because she hasn't travelled the world
yet?)
There's a line on her jeans that a ballpoint made From a careless mistake that she can't wash away
And there's a heart on her sleeve from the spill of red wine There's a piece of green in the blue of her eyes
She named it after me...
(these are all physical symbols that would be visible to others) (note: red, green, and blue (RGB) are the only colors that a tv uses to build a complete picture) (she was a bit immature too, when she got drunk and wrote a letter that frightened him away hence dropping the ballpoint pen and spilling the wine) (but there's more blue sadness/regret than green inexperience) (she identifies the green with him not the blue, thinking that maybe he doesn't have the same regret)
There's a stray dog she feeds that she found in the street And he loves her to hold him But he won't let her keep him
He claws at the door to be let out at night And she makes due without him and she worries about him
She named him after me She named him after me She named him af-ter me ...after me...
(the dog and he were both free/stray before they met her - and they still are) (she learned from her mistake and lets the dog out when he he needs his space but she worries that one day he won't come back) (the only things mentioned outside of her house are the street and the night - gray and black)
So if you ever decide that you have to escape and you travel the world but you can't find a place Well, you could wind up believing that Paradise is nothing more than a feeling that goes on in your mind
So if you ever find out what that is You know there's something you can do 'Cause if I ever hold that golden dream again I want to tell you I'm gonna name it after you
...after you... gonna name it after you I'm gonna name it after you...
(travelling the world is a metaphor for searching for a better/perfect relationship: Paradise) (he wonders if she believes Paradise is imaginary/impossible like he does - if she found out what "that" is) (she probably shares "that" belief, because everyone she loves wants to be stray) (there's something she can do - she can name "that" realization that Paradise is impossible after him) (now that he's experienced - no longer green - he's given up on his dream of finding Paradise) (his golden/mature dream of Paradise is what she represents to him now) (is the piece of green in her eyes because she hasn't travelled the world yet?)