SHE SMOKES IN BED

Lyrics:

Mary's wiping ashes from her clothes
Blackened matches strewn across the floor
The smoke rose slowly and was pushed out by the vent
The guiding light was just the tip of her cigarette

She smokes in bed
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba

Mary doesn't care about herself
So, what chance is there for anybody else?
Sometimes, I wonder about the heartache that lies ahead
Any day now she'll set fire to her head

She smokes in bed
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba

Nervous neighbors peeping through the blinds
Piercing sirens cutting through the night
Molten rubble settling to rest
They searched for hours
There wasn't anybody left

She smoked in bed
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba, barum-ba

Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra
Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ra-ra, barum-ba

I’ve been listening to this song, and it’s been on my mind for a while now.
It’s about someone who’s completely lost themselves, stuck in this cycle where they’re just going through the motions but not really living.
They’re detached from everything, and as they spiral, they start to lose touch with everything around them, even the people they care about.
It made me realize how easy it is to fall into that kind of space when you’re not paying attention to yourself.
You get so lost in your own thoughts, your own struggles, that it feels like you’re drifting away from everything-almost like nothing matters anymore.

/ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\ /ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\

It hit me because I never want either of us to feel that way.
I want us to always be there for each other, to help keep each other grounded.
We can’t let ourselves slip into that space where everything starts to feel empty.
I care about you so much, and I want us to always be able to talk through the hard stuff.