The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead, singing
Come out of the things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that can't be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing
You are, you are
Confusion that never stops
The closing walls and the ticking clocks gonna
Come back and take you home
I could not stop, that you now know, singing
Come out upon my seas
Cursed missed opportunities am I
A part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease, singing
You are, you are
You are, you are
You are, you are
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are, you are
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go (You are)
Home, home, where I wanted to go (You are)
I believe that this song is about someone who is fighting against time to accomplish the goals they had set. It has been hard; they've encountered many struggles but keep on going, even though their time is running out. They are confused on what to do, on who they are, but still keep going. The person knows they can’t do it alone and go ask for help. There are so many goals in life that we want to achieve, and so many activities that we want to do, but there is such thing as time where only a handful can be done, no matter how you try to squeeze in the others.
The tone of this song is desperate, but with a calm voice. Since the meaning of this song is trying to accomplish their goals within a limited amount of time, even with all the hardships, they try and make it sound as though the person is becoming impatient but is still tranquil about the situation, or they know that they’ll lose it all.
