I Hope You Think of Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Nachoman 

Cover art for I Hope You Think of Me lyrics by Owl City

"She wound the thread around the pieces of, my broken heart Had left me to believe That girls don't wanna, girls don't wanna leave"

A boy had his heart broken, then She came in. She made his heart feel whole again and made him feel like nobody was ever gonna leave him again.

"The starry nights without a fear of heights I can't recall, but I learned after all That girls don't wanna, girls don't wanna fall"

The boy is elated but scared because "he can't recall" not having a fear of heights. He realizes that she's scared too, and she "doesn't want to fall [get hurt"

"As you doze off tonight, I'll toss and turn As your sweet dreams take flight, I'll crash and burn While your heart flutters free, I still can't breathe As you stir in your sleep, I hope you think of me"

This part is more of an epilogue of what happened, but basically she gets so afraid of being hurt that she leaves him so he can't possibly hurt her. She is now peaceful and able to sleep well while He is broken again and he misses her and wishes she "thinks of him" now and again.

A blissful way she whispered in my ear Before she left, had me so convinced That girls don't wanna, girls don't wanna leave

The climax of the story: She left him out of the blue and it caught him by surprise because he thought that nobody was ever gonna leave him again.

And Juliet's romantic balcony Wears out the wall, and I learned after all That girls don't wanna, girls don't wanna fall

He thinks about it and realizes that "girls dont wanna fall" so she left him because she was scared of getting hurt. "Juliet's romantic balcony wears out the wall" means love is tasking and exhausting, and Juliet [any girl] will "fall" if the balcony stresses "the wall" too much.

"When you're alone I hope my ghost, never leaves 'Cause when I'm home Your painful memory, is always haunting me"

He misses her. He wishes that his memories will make her want him back, meanwhile his memories of her haunt and pain him because he misses her so much.

As you doze off tonight, I'll toss and turn As your sweet dreams take flight, I'll crash and burn While your heart flutters free, I still can't breathe As you stir in your sleep, the thought is killing to me

Same as before.

When I see you around, my eyes get wide When you race through my mind, I die inside While your heart flutters free, I still can't breathe As you stir in your sleep, I hope you think of me

He still loves her and wishes she came back. He hopes one day she'll miss him enough to start up their relationship again.

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