A Deep Slow Panic Lyrics

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Cover art for A Deep Slow Panic lyrics by AFI

"I watched you glide out the door with poise I'd not seen before." he is saying that she left simply and it didn't bother her she was calm and had moved on, "I saw you shine, you shine." he is saying that she went on with her life kept living, kept shining. "I collapsed to the floor. It promised it missed me more" he is saying that he fell to the floor in dismay that she was gone and that this was not his first time there he is saying that he has better connection with the flor then the girl that he is used to being broken hearted and she/(him being happy) was a rarity "and said, "true love is mine. I missed you did you miss me?"" the floor is saying that his love belongs to it, that he will never truly love another girl and that he will forever live with heartbreak, and that is something he is realizing as it asked if he "missed it" as it had "missed him". "slowly, its consuming me, deliberate and deep.i can't take this deeper panic. Teach me. Teach me not to dream, dream deeply." now he is saying he is being consumed by a panic that runs trough him thinking about her and he can't handle it he is asking to be taught "not to dream" he want to learn how not to hope probably for fear of being hurt again. "I haven't left here for days. My panic keeps me awake" he is saying he has been stuck at home (on the floor) and all he can think about is her, he can't sleep because of his thoughts or do much of anything. "as he unwinds inside." he is saying that another part of him is coming alive or awakening maybe his common sense (or most likely his sorrow) "he told me I should of known, that he'd hated the way I'd grown to love soft lies" he is saying to himself that he was foolish and love had blinded him to her lies and he hates himself for that. ""she lied. Do you miss her like I missed you?" he is saying he realizes all her lies and asking himself if he really misses her and how he was happy with her even if it was a lie and how when he was happy if he missed his sorrow and loneliness that was the truth. "slowly I swallowed your fears for all of those years. How could you let them consume me?" he is saying that he took care of her and helped her and asking how could she let him fix her and make her promises then leave him with all of her problems that he fixed. "teach me. Teach me how you dream so sweetly." he is asking how she can sleep and still dream after what she did and he is wishing to dream again, to be happy and look for something good in life

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