"It's the beauty of confession..." the singer wants to confess their love/attraction for the person.
"Sound when the levees break..." this is the actual act of confessing that those overwhelming feelings to the person.
"The air is wrong..." there's an awkward pause in the air and those feelings arent reciprocated.
"Redesigning a connection..." Singer is quickly trying to save face and steer out of the awkward conversation to something they can reconnect on.
"With a smile drawn on..." the singer is feeling the rejection and it stings, but they are mature and politely smile.
"Sit back and breathe..." singer is talking to self. Calming self down.
"Nice to know you work alone..." during the confession the rejector said something to singer along the lines of not looking for any relationship right now. Sounds a bit sarcastic and bitter.
"My head is reeling..." they're shocked, in a daze, blown away. Apparently not what they were expecting or hoping for.
"Disembody the infection..." the singer is not trying to move on, psychologically. They want to remove the feelings they have. The attraction or feelings are like an infection.
"With watermarks on a pillow case..." Drool on the pillow from the lover. They were intimate to the extent that the lover was sleeping over.
"With all the nerves turned on..." I think this is either an orgasm, and the singer is remembering the love making and trying to forget those memories, or is trying to forget the live and it's very hard to do because they are so emotionally sensitive right now.
"Overriding the obsession..." they're going to make themselves get over the obsession.
"Take it all and be on my way..." they're giving up on this and moving on.
"Dragging the lead along..." the lead it the part of themselves that has the attraction. They will have to drag that part of themself away from the idea of the relationship.
Chorus: sounds a bitter, sarcastic and hurt.
"But all the grace is gone..." the grace and beauty that made the relationship possibility attractive is gone after the confrontation.
"All the tired scorn is gone..." they were bitter and defensive, but were getting tired of it. That defensiveness is gone.
"All the fire is gone..." the chemistry, spark, attraction is all gone between them. Things just aren't the same amymore.
"But the reveal is gone..." But despite the lover relationship crashing, the silver lining is the reveal is gone. It was a burden to carry around those feelings but now they are out and revealed.
Chorus: same hurt, confusion
"Reaching the serene..." Singer has breathed through it! They are reaching a better state of being being! They are making peace with it all! Things are returning to a more serene state!
"My head's STOPPED reeling..." Yes! The singer is over it!!! The singer is in a better mental state and they made it through that awkward, alone, bitter, confused, hurt disappointed mess of feelings! Their agony has stopped!
"It's nice to know you work alone..." Not meant bitter this time. They are glad they know the truth. They were assertive, made their confession, and the chips fell were they may. Outcome wasn't what they wanted but it's better to know and a nice feeling to know instead of wondering forever and holding it all in.
This is one of my favorite songs because of the emotional journey. It sounds and starts out sad but the singer comes out of it with a silverlining.
"It's the beauty of confession..." the singer wants to confess their love/attraction for the person. "Sound when the levees break..." this is the actual act of confessing that those overwhelming feelings to the person. "The air is wrong..." there's an awkward pause in the air and those feelings arent reciprocated. "Redesigning a connection..." Singer is quickly trying to save face and steer out of the awkward conversation to something they can reconnect on. "With a smile drawn on..." the singer is feeling the rejection and it stings, but they are mature and politely smile.
"Sit back and breathe..." singer is talking to self. Calming self down. "Nice to know you work alone..." during the confession the rejector said something to singer along the lines of not looking for any relationship right now. Sounds a bit sarcastic and bitter. "My head is reeling..." they're shocked, in a daze, blown away. Apparently not what they were expecting or hoping for.
"Disembody the infection..." the singer is not trying to move on, psychologically. They want to remove the feelings they have. The attraction or feelings are like an infection. "With watermarks on a pillow case..." Drool on the pillow from the lover. They were intimate to the extent that the lover was sleeping over. "With all the nerves turned on..." I think this is either an orgasm, and the singer is remembering the love making and trying to forget those memories, or is trying to forget the live and it's very hard to do because they are so emotionally sensitive right now. "Overriding the obsession..." they're going to make themselves get over the obsession. "Take it all and be on my way..." they're giving up on this and moving on. "Dragging the lead along..." the lead it the part of themselves that has the attraction. They will have to drag that part of themself away from the idea of the relationship.
Chorus: sounds a bitter, sarcastic and hurt.
"But all the grace is gone..." the grace and beauty that made the relationship possibility attractive is gone after the confrontation. "All the tired scorn is gone..." they were bitter and defensive, but were getting tired of it. That defensiveness is gone. "All the fire is gone..." the chemistry, spark, attraction is all gone between them. Things just aren't the same amymore. "But the reveal is gone..." But despite the lover relationship crashing, the silver lining is the reveal is gone. It was a burden to carry around those feelings but now they are out and revealed.
Chorus: same hurt, confusion
"Reaching the serene..." Singer has breathed through it! They are reaching a better state of being being! They are making peace with it all! Things are returning to a more serene state!
"My head's STOPPED reeling..." Yes! The singer is over it!!! The singer is in a better mental state and they made it through that awkward, alone, bitter, confused, hurt disappointed mess of feelings! Their agony has stopped!
"It's nice to know you work alone..." Not meant bitter this time. They are glad they know the truth. They were assertive, made their confession, and the chips fell were they may. Outcome wasn't what they wanted but it's better to know and a nice feeling to know instead of wondering forever and holding it all in.
This is one of my favorite songs because of the emotional journey. It sounds and starts out sad but the singer comes out of it with a silverlining.