WILD
Beach House攀 Lyrics

My mother said to me that I would get in trouble
The singer's mother warned them about the danger of what they are about to do.

Our father won't come home, cause he is seeing double
Their father won't be there to stop them because he is too intoxicated to function.

Out in the endless green
The singer is in a vast and open space, presumably in nature.

Your eyes are so misleading
The person the artist is with seems to be hiding something, and their eyes may give them away.

That's when the car pulls up
A car arrives, interrupting the peacefulness of the moment.

It's hood is black and gleaming
The car is dark and shiny, perhaps indicative of a danger or allure.

And in a while
After some time has passed.

You start a smile
The person the artist is with begins to smile, suggesting they have something planned.

The earth is wild
The natural world around the artist is untamed and free.

We've got no time
The artist and their companion are in a hurry for some reason.

Wild in our ways
The singer and their companion are acting recklessly and impulsively.

What we are making
They are engaged in creating something, though it's unclear what that is.

Heartless to say
The singer's actions or words may be cruel or insensitive.

Go on pretending
Perhaps a call to keep up appearances, to keep pretending everything is okay.

One chance to fall behind the lines that will not let you
A warning that there is only one opportunity to escape before consequences catch up with them.

Can I believe in how the past is what will catch you
Reflecting on whether or not to trust that the past will always have a way of catching up with you.