South Hampton Avenue
Blessid Union Of Souls Lyrics

She lies in bed out of her head sucking a cigarette
A woman is lying in bed, probably feeling stressed or emotionally drained, smoking a cigarette to soothe herself.

Closing her eyes she really tries to make believe she's dead
The woman is trying to imagine that she doesn't exist, to escape her problems by mentally shutting down.

But she's not
Despite her efforts to escape her problems, the woman is still alive and has to face her issues head-on.

In the next tomb her old man't room it's another night
The woman's husband (or partner) is sleeping in the next room, but they are not close and may even feel like strangers to each other.

He slips away on cathode ray into the TV light
The man is escaping his life and ignoring his problems by watching TV, using it as a distraction.

Yeah it's on
The TV is still playing, but it's not helping the man deal with his issues.

But he's gone
Despite physically being present, the man is mentally disconnected and checked out from his life and relationship.

We live on South Hampton Avenue
The song's narrator lives on a street named South Hampton Avenue.

We'll leave the welcome light on for you
The artist is extending a warm welcome to someone, offering a sense of hospitality or friendship.

Now that you think you know who we are
The artist is aware that others may develop assumptions about them, based on their street address, and is curious to see how they are perceived.

How do you like us so far
The singer is asking for feedback or judgement on their character after the presumed assumptions have been made.

Right down the stairs my mom is there under the mushroom cloud
The artist's mother is downstairs, possibly depressed or unhappy, but living in a way that is low-key and peaceful, like living under a mushroom cloud.

Sometimes she sits sometimes she knits sometimes she talks out loud
The singer's mother has some activities, like sitting or knitting, but she also talks out loud, suggesting that she might be struggling with a mental or emotional issue.

To herself
The mother is talking to herself, indicating a lack of others to talk to, or an inability to express herself.

She's allowed
The mother is allowed to talk to herself, which may indicate a more broadly permissive or lenient household and living environment.

Hanging on the wall up and down the hall pictures of family
There are pictures of family members displayed throughout the house, showing that the artist values their family and the memories they've created together.

My brother Dave is on display for all the world to see
One family member, Dave, has a prominent spot among all the family pictures, perhaps indicating the artist's closeness to their sibling.

Now he's gone
Dave is no longer present, perhaps having moved away or passed away, signaling a sense of loss or longing.

He moved on
Dave has moved on from the family, whether through actual physical moving or mentally and emotionally growing apart.

I've got a feelin' that so do you....
The artist believes that the listener also has similar experiences with family and relationships, maybe even living on a similar street or having similar struggles and hardships.

We'll leave the welcome mat out for you
Like before, the artist is extending a welcoming gesture to someone, indicating a sense of warmth and compassion as if they understand the difficulties people go through in life.