Song Description
A song about needing to walk away from a bad/dysfunctional relationship and the sadness/weakness that goes with that. A kind of meditation on the way that we fall out of love, and what it feels like, trying to hang on but knowing deep inside that even though you still might love each other you've both lost that magic/spark. Also about a woman idealizing a relationship as the man moves further away from it.
| Song Length |
5:17 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Ray LaMontagne, Elliott Smith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
she's off in a cloud
she's off in a cloud again tonight
i'm seeing these seams
again for the very first time
always holding it back
getting it right in my mind
here she's slipping away
her gaze like the stare of the blind
i'm so tired of thinking i owe this anything
so tired of it all
and tired of how we pull each other's strings
this ain't what i thought it was gonna be
well i'm putting this down
turning my back
facing the horizon line
putting you down
and walking away now
'cause you're broken and so am i
you're broken and so am i
sick hiding out
waiting til the moment is right
for me to feel
whatever could make this burn bright
and sick with that fear
of missing the boat i'm half on
and lingering in the doorway
between she and the beautiful throng
i'm so tired of thinking i owe this anything
so tired of it all
and tired of how we pull each other's strings
this ain't what i thought it was gonna be
well i'm putting this down
turning my back
facing the horizon line
putting you down
and walking away now
'cause you're broken and so am i
you're broken and so am i