Delirium
Case . Lang . Veirs Lyrics
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But only in my mind's eye
The sunlight rolls along your sleeping dunes
The smell upon your skin is fireworks
Delirium, delirium
Kaleidoscoping in
Could you love me too?
The lions of the lamps coming filing in
Pacing through the still around the bed
Halos of their royal breathing
Break like waves across the ceiling
In your dreams, do you know
I'm the only thing between you
And this heartbreak feeling?
Delirium, delirium
Kaleidoscoping in
Could you love me too?
In my delirium
Is it still the morning?
We left no trail of time
You're camouflaged so fate can't
Take you from my
Delirium, delirium
Kaleidoscoping in
Could you love me too?
Could you love me too?
In my delirium
The lyrics in the song Delirium by Case . Lang . Veirs tell the story of someone who is deeply infatuated with another person. The first verse indicates that the person is only able to kiss the other person in their mind's eye, suggesting that the infatuation may be unrequited or not acted upon in reality. However, the singer describes the other person's sleeping form in great detail, including the smell of their skin being like fireworks. The chorus repeats the word "delirium," which could suggest that the singer's feelings are overwhelming and causing a sense of confusion or disorientation. The singer wonders if the other person could love them back in the same way they are feeling.
The second verse describes the presence of lions, likely a metaphor for the singer's intense emotions, entering the room and creating a sense of grandeur and majesty. The singer wonders if the other person, who is potentially dreaming, knows that they are the only thing keeping them from heartbreak. The final verse suggests a sense of timelessness, with the singer and the other person leaving "no trail of time" and being "camouflaged so fate can't take you from my delirium." The song overall creates a sense of longing and desire, with the singer being deeply in love but unsure if their feelings are reciprocated.
Line by Line Meaning
I kissed you in the morning
I imagined kissing you, but it didn't actually happen in reality
But only in my mind's eye
The kiss didn't actually happen, it was only in my imagination
The sunlight rolls along your sleeping dunes
The sunlight is moving across your body while you're sleeping
The smell upon your skin is fireworks
The scent on your skin is so powerful and exciting, it reminds me of fireworks
Delirium, delirium
I am in a state of confusion and excitement
Kaleidoscoping in
Everything is constantly changing and shifting in my mind
Could you love me too?
I am wondering if you have feelings for me as well
In my delirium
While I am in this confusing state
The lions of the lamps coming filing in
The light from the lamps is creating lion-like shapes around the room
Pacing through the still around the bed
The lions are walking around the room, but everything else is quiet and still
Halos of their royal breathing
The light from the lamps is making the lions' breath look like halos
Break like waves across the ceiling
The light and the lions' movements are creating wave-like patterns on the ceiling
In your dreams, do you know
I wonder if you're thinking of me in your dreams
I'm the only thing between you
I want to be the only thing on your mind
And this heartbreak feeling?
I'm worried that if you don't have feelings for me, it will break my heart
Is it still the morning?
I'm not sure what time it is
We left no trail of time
We were so caught up in the moment that we didn't keep track of time
You're camouflaged so fate can't
You're hiding from fate so that it can't tear us apart
Take you from my
I don't want to lose you
Could you love me too?
I am still wondering if you have feelings for me
Could you love me too?
I want to know if we have a chance at being together
In my delirium
While I am still in this state of confusion and excitement
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LAURA VEIRS, KATHRYN DAWN LANG, NEKO RICHELLE CASE
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ThePurpleBus
This album is going to be so good.
Bre
Yayy, this song lives rent free in my head. It constantly plays at work 🥲
RAM P MONY
This is the kind of song that grows slowly on you...and when you whistle well (which I do), this is the kind of tune you'll still be whistling many years later.
Fabellian Derwood
so good,
nothing compares to you, laura
Leanne Elizabeth
Absolutely lovely. Cannot wait.
JJ JJ Ollebek
Love this so much!
Jayne Hampson
Amazing cant wait to get this
Dianna De la O
monstruoso album
Miss Teen Wordpower
Country music is forgiven
James Pearce
The songs Case sings on are my favourite off this record, but I'm not a fan of her main stuff. Odd.