Someone is cheating on his lover. I think the story of this song is told from the viewpoint of the person he is cheating on his lover with. I hope that made sense; I don’t know how else to explain who I’m talking about. I’ll call the cheater “Red” and the person he’s cheating on his lover with “Violet.”
“Wait dear
The time is getting late here
I'm all washed up
Embraced with faint applause (I think this line is wrong)
Dressed in a cheap facade
I'm looking for a place I'll never see again”
Late at night, Violet sneaks into Red’s house to have casual sex, but she is falling in love with him. The cheap façade is the face she puts on in order to make him think she has no feelings for him. She knows he will never love her the way she does (“I’m looking for a place I’ll never see again”).
“A night turns to a day
A street I've never walked on
I was never here
Just a faint reflection
A day turns to a month
A second of affection
I was never here
I'm just a faint reflection”
When the morning comes, Violet goes back home. She knows she shouldn’t be sleeping with Red, she should never have any reason to be there (“a street I’ve never walked on, I was never here, just a faint reflection”). Red wants to hook up with Violet as a one-time thing, but it ends up lasting longer (“a day turns to a month”). Violet savors the time she has him to herself, but it won’t last (“a second of affection”).
“Faking
There's nothing here worth taking
Just my reflection fading on the wall
Not the fairest one of all
I'm looking for a place I'll never see again”
She’s pretending not to care deeply about Red. She knows she can’t compete with the one he really loves (“not the fairest one of all”).
Someone is cheating on his lover. I think the story of this song is told from the viewpoint of the person he is cheating on his lover with. I hope that made sense; I don’t know how else to explain who I’m talking about. I’ll call the cheater “Red” and the person he’s cheating on his lover with “Violet.”
“Wait dear The time is getting late here I'm all washed up Embraced with faint applause (I think this line is wrong) Dressed in a cheap facade I'm looking for a place I'll never see again”
Late at night, Violet sneaks into Red’s house to have casual sex, but she is falling in love with him. The cheap façade is the face she puts on in order to make him think she has no feelings for him. She knows he will never love her the way she does (“I’m looking for a place I’ll never see again”).
“A night turns to a day A street I've never walked on I was never here Just a faint reflection A day turns to a month A second of affection I was never here I'm just a faint reflection”
When the morning comes, Violet goes back home. She knows she shouldn’t be sleeping with Red, she should never have any reason to be there (“a street I’ve never walked on, I was never here, just a faint reflection”). Red wants to hook up with Violet as a one-time thing, but it ends up lasting longer (“a day turns to a month”). Violet savors the time she has him to herself, but it won’t last (“a second of affection”).
“Faking There's nothing here worth taking Just my reflection fading on the wall Not the fairest one of all I'm looking for a place I'll never see again”
She’s pretending not to care deeply about Red. She knows she can’t compete with the one he really loves (“not the fairest one of all”).
It's "graced with faint applause" from the lyric book.
It's "graced with faint applause" from the lyric book.