Crawl
78violet Lyrics
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Our love's a revolving door
We're never quite sure
I leave but you always stay
I'll be back in maybe thirty days
But then I've changed
It's not easy telling lies
I am restless, sick inside
Waiting here at your door, at your door
Don't say no
So I crawl back to you
With my head hanging low, hanging low
You'll never know
I cover up all the things I've done
Like what I did or what I've become
The list is too long
My shame weighs more than yours
It creeps up but it never shows
That I am not yours
It's not easy telling lies
I am restless, sick inside
So I crawl back to you
Waiting here at your door, at your door
Don't say no
So I crawl back to you
With my head hanging low, hanging low
You'll never knowSomeday, someday
Maybe, maybe
It'll be okay
So I crawl back to you
Waiting here at your door, at your door
Don't say no
So I crawl back to you
With my head hanging low, hanging low
You'll never know
So I crawl back to you
Waiting here at your door, at your door
Don't say no
So I crawl back to you
With my head hanging low, hanging low
You'll never know
The lyrics to 78violet's "Crawl" speak about the difficult and often painful nature of relationships. The first few lines set up the metaphor of love as a revolving door that people come in and out of, never quite sure what will happen next. While the singer of the song always comes back to the person they're singing to, they're not always honest about where they've been or who they've become in their time away.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "So I crawl back to you" several times, emphasizing the sense of desperation and dependence that the singer feels toward this person. They know that they've done things they're not proud of, and they're ashamed of the lies they've told, but they can't seem to stay away. The final verse of the song offers a glimmer of hope that maybe someday things will be okay, but in the meantime, the singer is resigned to crawling back to this person they can't seem to quit.
Line by Line Meaning
We come and then we go
Life is temporary and transient, including relationships.
Our love's a revolving door
Their relationship is like a revolving door, coming in and out of each other's lives.
We're never quite sure
The instability of their relationship makes it uncertain and inconsistent.
I leave but you always stay
One person leaves while the other remains, creating an unbalanced dynamic.
I'll be back in maybe thirty days
The person leaving has the intention of returning, but not without changes.
But then I've changed
Returning after thirty days, changes have occurred in the person who left.
It's not easy telling lies
Lies have been told, complicating the relationship further.
I am restless, sick inside
The person who left is not at peace, suffering from internal turmoil.
So I crawl back to you
Despite the instability and lies, the person who left goes back to the other person.
Waiting here at your door, at your door
The person who left is waiting outside the other person's door to be let back in.
Don't say no
The person who left is afraid of rejection, pleading with the other person not to say no.
With my head hanging low, hanging low
The person who left is full of shame and remorse, humbly returning.
You'll never know
The other person will never know the full extent of what the person who left has done.
I cover up all the things I've done
The person who left has done things they do not want the other person to know about.
Like what I did or what I've become
The person who left has changed and done things they are ashamed of.
The list is too long
There are too many things to list that the person who left has done.
My shame weighs more than yours
The person who left feels more shame than the other person can comprehend.
It creeps up but it never shows
The shame that the person who left feels is not apparent to the other person.
That I am not yours
The person who left feels disconnected from the other person.
Someday, someday
The hope is that someday things will be better.
Maybe, maybe
The possibility of things improving is uncertain.
It'll be okay
There is hope for resolution and healing in the future.
Contributed by Charlie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Danielle
Beautiful song, remind me a lot of good moments of my life