This song definitely has to be about the tragic end of a relationship. The narrator of the song knows that it is over, but is debating what to do. Ultimately, she chooses to leave because whatever mistakes they have made have probably morphed the relationship into something so far from what it was.
During the second verse of the song, I think she finally made up her mind to leave.
"I tiptoe, too slow, out of the door to your house."
This makes me think that he's awake when she leaves. Hence why she would say she that she tiptoed too slow.
"I know that you know this way leads me out. Outside, too bright, you're within and I'm without."
I think this has two meanings. One, that is the way out of his house. And two, this means she's leaving for good.
"Please sleep softly, leave me no room for doubt."
This is the most profound message of the entire song. It's like she's pleading that he is really, truly asleep while she is leaving him for good. But I think that the narrator knows very well that he's just letting her leave because both of them are unhappy.
This is probably one of the most heartbreaking songs I've heard in a very long time. It reminds me very much of myself leaving on the 14:37 train back to London knowing something was very wrong, and how he let me leave. It's a different context from the song, but the same underlying theme applies.
This song definitely has to be about the tragic end of a relationship. The narrator of the song knows that it is over, but is debating what to do. Ultimately, she chooses to leave because whatever mistakes they have made have probably morphed the relationship into something so far from what it was. During the second verse of the song, I think she finally made up her mind to leave.
"I tiptoe, too slow, out of the door to your house." This makes me think that he's awake when she leaves. Hence why she would say she that she tiptoed too slow. "I know that you know this way leads me out. Outside, too bright, you're within and I'm without." I think this has two meanings. One, that is the way out of his house. And two, this means she's leaving for good.
"Please sleep softly, leave me no room for doubt." This is the most profound message of the entire song. It's like she's pleading that he is really, truly asleep while she is leaving him for good. But I think that the narrator knows very well that he's just letting her leave because both of them are unhappy.
This is probably one of the most heartbreaking songs I've heard in a very long time. It reminds me very much of myself leaving on the 14:37 train back to London knowing something was very wrong, and how he let me leave. It's a different context from the song, but the same underlying theme applies.