The cry I bring down from the hills
He is crying for something that he wants
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she burns like a piece of paper.
she is burning fast like a piece of paper would
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belongs to a girl still burninginside my head.
A girl he cant stop thinking about
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"You and I Are Disappearing"
What does he mean by disappearing?
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"What you've heard is true but ICan't stop thinking about you"
he thinks that none of the girls he has been with are like her
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"I've heard that you've been out and about with some other girl, some other girl"
he has been with other girls in between their falling out and regaining contact
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And when we go crashing down, we come back every time'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
the relationship is repetitive, there is never a clean break.
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You got that James Dean daydream look in your eyeAnd I got that red lip, classic thing that you like
she is talking about superficial things rather than feelings and emotion
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And I should just tell you to leave 'cause IKnow exactly where it leads
she thinks that it will end, like in her other song when she said that she could see the end of the relationship in the beginning of it.
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It's been a while since I have even heard from you
they haven't been in touch for a while
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Long drive, could end in burning flames or paradise
she doesn't know where they are going
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Midnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights
this is taking place late at night
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Say you'll see me againEven if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah-ha
Saying that the relationship will be crazy and fun because she says it would be in his "wildest dreams"
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You'll see me in hindsight
He won't expect it
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Someday when you leave meI bet these memoriesFollow you around
Implies that the memories will be so good that even when it ends, he will always remember them
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I can see the end as it begins
She can predict that it will end in the start of the relationship
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Nothing lasts forever, but this is gonna take me down
She wants to enjoy it while it lasts
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He said, "Let's get out of this townDrive out of the city, away from the crowds"
Getting away from chaos in the city, going somewhere more relaxed.
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cherished possession
when he grabs it, he holds onto it tightly
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times his jump perfectly, gathering the orange leather
He times his jump perfectly to catch the basketball.
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A hook shot kisses the rim
This line is using personification, saying that the ball kisses the rim.
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hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop,
the ball doesn't go straight through
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and spinning around to throw a strike to the outlet who is already shoveling
A way of telling us that the player is good
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A hook shot kisses the rim
He is referring to a basketball
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Nor any know I know the Art
She was not taught, nor has she ever performed. She is stating that she still "knows the art" despite that.
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Nor tossed my shape in Eider Balls,Nor rolled on wheels of snowTill I was out of sight, in sound,The House encore me so—
She has never performed and had a crowd cheer for her, but she still loves to dance
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But oftentimes, among my mind,
She is often thinking about dancing
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And though I had no Gown of Gauze—
She didn't have the knowledge or things that a typical dancer would have.
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It's full as Opera—
She didn't need someone to teach her ballet for her to be satisfied.
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That had I Ballet knowledge—Would put itself abroad
If someone had taught her ballet, she would be good at it
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A Glee possesseth me,
Even without the knowledge of how to do ballet, happiness takes over
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No Man instructed me—
She was in isolation and had nobody to teach her how to dance.
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