Ashley Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mctaggey 

Cover art for Ashley lyrics by Dodos, The

I had a pretty different interpretation of this song. I don't think the girl he's speaking to is NAMED Ashley.

A question is asked "Who are you dreaming of?" And the girl responds, "Ashley."

So maybe this girl is preoccupied with someone else or otherwise unavailable (a lesbian perhaps), but still lead him along or giving him some false hope. "You let me sleep and let me breathe Where I need to And fool my heart to think that I Might have had you"