Lyric discussion by FTGF 

Cover art for Even Now lyrics by Dashboard Confessional

FINAL LYRICS FROM NCIS WEBSITE

“Even Now”

Dashboard Confessional

Written by Christopher Carrabba

Even now I can smell the clothes Freshly from the wash Still hot from the dryer

Even now I can smell your skin To wrap you in a towel Lay you on the bed And try to love you

Even now I can feel your arms I can feel your breast I can hear your songs And I always can find you again

Even now I can feel your hand Gently over mine With almost no weight at all

Even now I can feel your eyes Watch me as I strum Much too late at night

Even now I can see you smile I can hear you hum I can hear you sing And I always can find you again

Even in the dark of night Even in the lowest light Even as the world outside Is spinning, and spinning

Even now I can feel your hair Blow across my cheek As we sit in one of two chairs

Even now I can feel your face Resting on my chest Wrestling for sleep And failing at it

Even now I can see you sleep I can see the dream I can see you fly And I always can find you again And I always can find you again And I always can find you again

I tend to think this is about someone recalling memories of someone before they died. It doesn't have to be interpreted that way, but it certainly fits. I think the woman was sick for a while and then died.

"Wrap you in a towel Lay you on the bed And try to love you"

certainly fits, because he's taking care of her. And he has to TRY to love her, because she's fragile and weak, perhaps.

"Even now I can feel your face resting on my chest wrestling for sleep and failing at it" also suggests she may have had medical problems...