Agoraphobia
Deerhunter Lyrics

Comfort me you cover me
The singer seeks comfort and refuge from someone else.

I had a dream no longer to be free
The singer dreams of being contained and controlled.

I want only to see four walls made of concrete
The singer desires to be enclosed in a defined space, devoid of freedom.

Six by six enclosed
The artist specifies the desired dimensions of the enclosed space.

See me on video oh oh oh
The artist imagines being watched on video, highlighting their sense of entrapment and surveillance.

Feed me twice a day
The singer requests basic necessities of food, further emphasizing his/her desire to relinquish control and be taken care of.

I want to fade away, away
The singer wishes to disappear completely and lose their identity.

And after some time I know I would go blind
The artist acknowledges the negative consequences of their desires and the potential consequences of being enclosed and losing one's freedom.

But seeing only binds the vision to the eye
The artist recognizes how seeing and experiencing the world can be limiting and binding.

I lose my voice, I know
The artist assumes that his/her voice would be lost in the enclosed space.

But I've nothing left to say
The singer believes that he/she has no more to say or contribute to the world.

(Nothing left to pray)
This line is parenthetical and further emphasizes the idea that the artist has no more to seek or ask from the world.

No echo in this place
The singer notes that there would be no response or reaction to him/her in the enclosed space, highlighting further isolation and ultimate disappearance.