Mineshaft II
Dessa Lyrics

Fifteen years from tonight you have to make a desicion
In 15 years, you will receive a call from the person who was once the love of your life, but who is now living with someone else. This call will force you to make a decision.

The greatest love of your life
The person the singer refers to as the love of their life is calling them.

Is gonna call during dinner...
The person is going to call while the singer is having dinner.

From the home of the girl that he's living with now
The person who is calling is currently living with someone else.

And the guilt he'll say is killing him
The person who calls will express that they are feeling guilty.

He's wilted in the middle and he knows how bad he acted
The person who calls has suffered and recognizes how poorly they behaved.

Knows he can't have you back
The person who calls understands that the relationship cannot be restored to what it once was.

But the fact is he can't be happy when you're angry
The person who calls wants the artist to forgive them because they can't be happy if the artist is angry.

And you're so angry, he says you stayed so mad
The person who calls knows that the artist is very angry and has been for a long time.

And he heard it on the street that You moved back in with your dad
The person who calls has heard that the artist has moved back in with their father.

You were drinking something awful And that makes him sad
The person who calls is sad to hear that the singer has been drinking heavily.

Then he says it's good to hear your voice again And that it's hard to ask it, but he's calling with a question
The person who calls is happy to hear the artist's voice and admits that it's hard to ask, but they have a question.

He's been working real hard, he's trying to make a new start An honest to god fresh beginning
The person who calls has been working hard to start a new life and is seeking forgiveness from the singer.

So maybe you could try to finally find it in your heart to forgive him
The person who calls wants the singer to forgive them and move on.

You've already been here before You already know where it goes You chose this, you know it's suppose to be over
The singer acknowledges that they have been in this situation before and that they know what is going to happen. They also acknowledge that they have chosen this and that it is supposed to be over.

He hung up the phone, you listened to the dial tone And you stared at the stove until the beeping started
After the call, the artist listens to the dial tone and stares at the stove until a timer goes off.

You read some love letters some threats and some you couldn't tell apart That you keep under the bed at the apartment
The artist reads some letters that they keep under their bed, some of which are love letters, while others are threats.

And then you did what he asked you to do you opened your heart up Right there on a napkin on the carpet and part of it was frostbit
The singer opens their heart to the person who called by writing on a napkin on the floor, despite feeling hurt and cold.

But you've always been a smart kid Could still distinguish, the blood black as pitch Valves had gone stiff, veins and scar tissue Four chambers just a standard issue But none had room, forgiveness is huge And you had two full of ice water One fulla salt, one packed with coal Eager and ready and willing to find fault
Despite feeling hurt, the singer is smart enough to recognize the physical characteristics of their heart. They also acknowledge how hard it is to forgive, and how difficult it is to find room for forgiveness with their heart so full of ice water, salt, and coal, all representing negative emotions.

Then with your heart in your lap And your head in your hands, suddenly you had a plan Wrap the mess in newspaper Headed west on Hennepin, Heavy with a huge favor for a kid that just turned ten
The artist plans to wrap their emotions in newspaper and heads towards Hennepin with a favor for a 10-year-old child.

A flat-chested, gap-toothed girl Was the best that I've been so far And now I'm too big to forgive him
The artist used to be like the flat-chested, gap-toothed girl they meet, and the artist has grown up to a point where they feel they are no longer capable of forgiveness.

I need just a moment with me, A moment when I was still little I used to sing on the roof outside my windowsill And I came hoping some ghost of me would be here still And here you are, stick figure and a busted grin Still ignorant of all the trouble I'ma get us in
The artist wants to connect with their childhood self, hoping to recapture some of the innocence and joy they had. They encounter their younger self and realize how naive they were then.

Hoping we could trade, just for tonight Like I could borrow your heart And I could leave you mine
The singer wants to trade hearts with their younger self, hoping to escape the pain and anger they are feeling now.

It's not much for collateral, tattered and battle-scared But I can promise you solemn That I will be back for it tomorrow I only need yours this evening
The artist acknowledges that their heart is tattered and scarred, but promises to retrieve it and return it the next day. For now, they just need their younger self's heart.

So I can call an old friend And I can tell him That we're finally even, That we're finally even
The singer wants to borrow their younger self's heart so they can call an old friend and make amends. They want to reassure their friend that they are finally even with the person who hurt them in the past.

You chose this, you know it's suppose to be over I've been here before And I already know where it goes You chose this, you know it's suppose to be over
The singer repeats the idea that they have been in this situation before and that they know where it is going. They acknowledge that they chose this and that it is supposed to be over.