Reflections
The Neighbourhood Lyrics

Where have you been?
Asking where someone has been and why they left.

Do you know when you're coming back?
Asking if the person knows when they will return.

'Cause since you've been gone / I've got along but I've been sad
Describing how the singer has been coping alone, but still feeling sad without the person.

I tried to put it out for you to get / Could've, should've but you never did / Wish you wanted it a little bit / More but it's a chore for you to give
Expressing frustration that the person never seemed to understand the artist's needs and desires, no matter how hard they tried to communicate them.

We were too close to the stars / I never knew somebody like you, somebody / Falling just as hard / I'd rather lose somebody than use somebody / Maybe it's a blessing in disguise (I sold my soul for you) / I see my reflection in your eyes
Reflecting on a past relationship that was intense and passionate, but ultimately unhealthy. The artist would rather lose someone than use them and feels like this experience taught them a valuable lesson about themselves.

I know you're sick / Hoping you fix whatever's broken / Ignorant bliss / And a few sips might be the potion
Acknowledging that the other person may be struggling with their own issues and hoping they will find a way to heal themselves. Suggesting that sometimes people try to escape their problems with alcohol or other substances.

So close, so close / Yet so far away (so far) / I don't know (I don't) / How to be solo (no) / So don't go, oh, no, just stay / You and I were bright, shooting through the sky daily (yeah) / Lighting up the night, wasn't always right, baby (mhm) / Yeah, every time that we realised it's crazy / And you save me
Expressing a desire to not be alone and pleading with the other person to stay. Reminiscing on the highs and lows of their past relationship and acknowledging that it was intense and at times, unstable.

Yeah, I brought same ones too / I know you're tired, I know you're tired / Just say it, I agree with you / Yeah, sick of all the poison in me / What did I do wrong for me, babe? / Uh, I see myself in you, I see myself in you, baby / I see myself in you, alright, I sold my soul for you / I see myself in you, maybe you should too
Admitting to having the same faults and issues as the other person and expressing a desire to change. Wondering what they did to deserve the situation they are in and reflecting on how they see themselves in the other person.