heres my personal take. i think you all had parts of it that were somewhat close.
she starts out referencing a recent break up.
"see how close i can get to keep my socks from getting wet"
she wants to still be friends but doesn't know how close she can really get to him with out it hurting.
"parade me around, don't let me let you down"
sounds like she is constantly reflecting on the past relationship.
and "i've got dirt on my shoes, tell me what i'm gunna do"
sounds like he likes to bring up flaws she had in the relationship as well.
"give my beat box a squeeze, bring me back to life, get me off of my feet"
sounds like she is asking for someone to help her out. get her out of the rut she is in because she can't stop all this up and down emotions. And the next part would make sense.
"give me a reason, send me a postcard, tell me a story, why are you so far"
she goes from questioning why, to seeming as if she doesn't care she just wants to hear from him, to she wants a story about him, a deeper connection, to a confession of missing him.
Then the "cramming for nothing, i'm pushing on buttons"
seems as if she keeps trying to solve why they broke up.
"tell me why, you're fooling no one"
is my favorite line! it's like she is pissed off at him and wants to just tell him that he can't pretend that he didn't really love her. he can't pretend that he didn't care and he can't pretend like he didn't hurt her. he's not fooling anyone cause everyone was there to see it happen.
then the next part is my favorite too!
"crawl out the window, make my way down the brick wall, you don't have to be there, to catch me I won't fall"
that is pure genius. when ever you get hurt you build a brick wall a mile high and she is saying she is trying to escape and take down any walls she put up. and by doing that she realizes that she can conquer anything without him. she doesn't need him any more.
and then i love so much how this song is so honest.
right after she says she climbed down her brick wall
she says "now i'm sleepwalking, but fooling no one"
and then she explains that by saying
"hang in the alley, take cat naps from now on"
she really hasn't gotten over him and she is thinking about him often but she keeps it to herself, hanging in alleys where no one is around. But saying she's fooling no one, even though she thinks its deep inside her she knows it shows.
and she finishes with
"sleep for days don't ever change" she is talking to herself, how she is saying in this constant sleep of never getting over him, never changing. "you'll be here in the morning, just to hear me say" it stops with that because the song starts all over again. the story never ends because she keeps going through that cycle. the next morning she and everyone else that she keep referring to will hear her do it all over again.
heres my personal take. i think you all had parts of it that were somewhat close.
she starts out referencing a recent break up.
"see how close i can get to keep my socks from getting wet" she wants to still be friends but doesn't know how close she can really get to him with out it hurting. "parade me around, don't let me let you down" sounds like she is constantly reflecting on the past relationship. and "i've got dirt on my shoes, tell me what i'm gunna do" sounds like he likes to bring up flaws she had in the relationship as well.
"give my beat box a squeeze, bring me back to life, get me off of my feet" sounds like she is asking for someone to help her out. get her out of the rut she is in because she can't stop all this up and down emotions. And the next part would make sense.
"give me a reason, send me a postcard, tell me a story, why are you so far" she goes from questioning why, to seeming as if she doesn't care she just wants to hear from him, to she wants a story about him, a deeper connection, to a confession of missing him.
Then the "cramming for nothing, i'm pushing on buttons" seems as if she keeps trying to solve why they broke up. "tell me why, you're fooling no one" is my favorite line! it's like she is pissed off at him and wants to just tell him that he can't pretend that he didn't really love her. he can't pretend that he didn't care and he can't pretend like he didn't hurt her. he's not fooling anyone cause everyone was there to see it happen.
then the next part is my favorite too! "crawl out the window, make my way down the brick wall, you don't have to be there, to catch me I won't fall" that is pure genius. when ever you get hurt you build a brick wall a mile high and she is saying she is trying to escape and take down any walls she put up. and by doing that she realizes that she can conquer anything without him. she doesn't need him any more.
and then i love so much how this song is so honest. right after she says she climbed down her brick wall she says "now i'm sleepwalking, but fooling no one" and then she explains that by saying "hang in the alley, take cat naps from now on" she really hasn't gotten over him and she is thinking about him often but she keeps it to herself, hanging in alleys where no one is around. But saying she's fooling no one, even though she thinks its deep inside her she knows it shows.
and she finishes with "sleep for days don't ever change" she is talking to herself, how she is saying in this constant sleep of never getting over him, never changing. "you'll be here in the morning, just to hear me say" it stops with that because the song starts all over again. the story never ends because she keeps going through that cycle. the next morning she and everyone else that she keep referring to will hear her do it all over again.