We Exchanged Words
Azure Ray Lyrics

The lyrics of the song "We Exchanged Words" by Azure Ray describe a moment between two people where they moved beyond words to express their emotions. The singer describes speaking through "smoke-filled mouths," suggesting that they were both perhaps smoking or possibly even that they were in a smoky environment, such as a bar. Despite this, their bodies spoke louder than their words, and they found themselves exchanging stories of love's pain and insecurity. The phrase "our hearts pressed against the flesh" conveys a sense of closeness and intimacy between the two speakers.

The lyrics then take a turn, as the singer wonders when they learned to speak without words and in "tongues" - a phrase often associated with spiritual or religious experiences. This suggests that the experience they had with the other person was profound and transformative, moving beyond simply a physical exchange of stories and into something deeper. The song ends with the suggestion that perhaps they should stop there, perhaps indicating a sense of uncertainty about where the relationship is headed or a desire to preserve the intensity of the moment.