I think the beginning of the song is about their relationship having been bad for a while, and she is contemplating leaving:
"I won't let a safe bet... Continue to make me go blue.. I could go solo....Would that be the right thing to do?"
Then she makes up her mind, and is physically leaving, while he's asleep. He doesn't even notice she's leaving:
"I tiptoe, too slow
Out of the door to your house
I know you know
That this way leads me out
Outside, too bright
You're within I'm without
You're within"
Finally, I believe the "please sleep softly, leave me no room for doubt" is exactly what she's saying -- don't wake up while i"m leaving because then I might stay. Basically -- she's afraid that if he wakes up they'll "talk things out" creating the "doubt" in her mind, and he'll convince her not to leave. So if she goes while he's sleeping, there'll be no room for doubt and she can get out.
She learned from their relationship, but now, it's done.
I think the beginning of the song is about their relationship having been bad for a while, and she is contemplating leaving:
"I won't let a safe bet... Continue to make me go blue.. I could go solo....Would that be the right thing to do?"
Then she makes up her mind, and is physically leaving, while he's asleep. He doesn't even notice she's leaving:
"I tiptoe, too slow Out of the door to your house I know you know That this way leads me out Outside, too bright You're within I'm without You're within"
Finally, I believe the "please sleep softly, leave me no room for doubt" is exactly what she's saying -- don't wake up while i"m leaving because then I might stay. Basically -- she's afraid that if he wakes up they'll "talk things out" creating the "doubt" in her mind, and he'll convince her not to leave. So if she goes while he's sleeping, there'll be no room for doubt and she can get out.
She learned from their relationship, but now, it's done.