[Verse 1]
"Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay"
👉 Symbolizes a blank start, the potential for a beautiful life or relationship that is yet to be shaped.
"Were laid spread out before me as her body once did"
👉 A poetic image of intimacy. The narrator compares the untouched canvas to her presence, indicating deep emotional and physical closeness now gone.
"All five horizons revolved around her soul as the earth to the sun"
👉 He placed her at the center of his universe—everything revolved around her, like a planet to the sun. He’s describing intense emotional dependence.
"Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn"
👉 Life doesn’t feel the same anymore. What once was sweet and fulfilling is now bitter or painful.
[Chorus 1]
"Ooh, and all I taught her was everything"
👉 He feels he gave her his all—his knowledge, his emotions, his soul.
"Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore"
👉 She gave him pieces of her—possibly literal items (like clothes), but also symbolic of shared moments and intimacy.
"And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds of what was everything"
👉 His hands are empty now. What once held “everything” now only feel pain and loss—perhaps he’s clinging to memories.
"Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything"
👉 Memories of the relationship have turned dark. “Washed in black” is a metaphor for grief that’s stained every part of his life.
[Verse 2]
"I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play"
👉 He observes life going on around him. Children represent innocence and joy, in contrast to his sadness.
"I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?"
👉 Though he sees happiness, he cannot feel it. “Sear” suggests inner pain—he’s emotionally burning inside.
"Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head"
👉 He’s consumed by his own negative emotions—memories and regrets that won’t let him be.
"I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning, how quick the sun can drop away"
👉 His world has turned upside down quickly—like how quickly day turns to night. Symbolizes how fast joy turned into sorrow.
[Chorus 2]
"And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass of what was everything"
👉 He’s holding onto something shattered—fragile, dangerous, and painful. He’s trying to hold onto the past, even though it’s hurting him.
"All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything"
👉 Again, reinforcing the idea that his memories and life are now stained by sadness and loss.
"All the love gone bad turned my world to black"
👉 A direct line showing how the failed relationship brought total darkness into his emotional world.
"Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll be"
👉 The heartbreak has permanently marked him. It affects not just the present, but his sense of identity and future.
[Outro] – (Spoken/Improvised lyrics)
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star"
👉 He still wishes the best for her. A painful, selfless kind of love.
"In somebody else's sky, but why, why, why can't it be, can't it be mine?"
👉 The most heartbreaking line. He accepts she will thrive without him, but he can’t help asking why it couldn’t have been them together.
💔 Overall Summary:
Love: Deep, intense, all-encompassing.
Loss: Soul-crushing and dark.
Acceptance: He tries, but pain still lingers.
Imagery: Canvas, horizons, sun, black ink, broken glass—all used to convey how meaningful yet painful the love was.
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