Dirty Dishes Lyrics

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Cover art for Dirty Dishes lyrics by Deer Tick

And you cried all night You created a stream and it flows forever it's made of dreams that didn't come true And I'm sorry, there's nothing more that I can do

They're breaking up because of him (mentioned later in the song) he admits theres nothing more he can do.

When we get together Take apart my fantasy And we are done We'll work on you As we lie motionless, staring at the ceiling Back turned up against the wall

It was his fault, he had dreams of other things, and because of that he couldn't focus on her, she leans against him, but he's a wall and won't let her in.

And now I can barely see Straight to the back of my skull And i'm shivering all night long Yes, my skin is clear and you can see what I'm thinking I'm thinking hard about all the things I've been dreaming I've been dreaming about you and only you

He can't even think his head is so clouded, he's cold, alone, and "transparent" everyone can see how he feels, he's sorry, and now only dreams of her.

turn the land into waste And bury it in parking lots I'm constantly turned off by the look of the clock And it's turning in an hour from tonight I've got nothing to look forward to Cause I killed all the flowers

What used to be beautiful is now taken over by ugliness, time passes and he can't bear it anymore, as the time goes by he realizes he has nothing to look forward to because he's ruined everything

And that cold wind will blow Tear the skin off your nose and you've got nothing to be grateful for It's your list of wishing

She's being torn apart, but wishes it was better

It's some dirty dishes and you wanted more And you got left, and it hurt Oh but it could be worse Yeah, things could be so much worse

She wanted so much more from him, but he couldn't provide that.

Just my take on it.

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