Dear Madeline
Dhruv Visvanath Lyrics

Do you wander close
Do you ever come close to me?

Or far sometimes?
Or do you stay far away from me at times?

Will you hold me close?
Will you ever hold me tightly?

Dear Madeline
This is all addressed to Madeline, the person he's speaking to.

How does this go deep?
How deep is this connection between us?

Do we fall aline?
Are we going to fall in love?

On the day we meet
This is asking about the day they'll meet each other.

Dear Madeline
This is addressed to Madeline again.

Would you follow me
Would you follow me anywhere?

Like you were mine?
As if you belong to me?

With every day that passes
As time passes day by day.

Along the haze
Through the unclear future.

Isn't it natural?
Isn't it normal to be unsure about the future?

Hardly waiting for answers
Waiting impatiently for answers.

Beyond my age
Beyond what I'm capable of dealing with at my age.

Isn't it natural?
Again, isn't it normal to struggle with something beyond your age?

Complicated
This situation is complicated.

Nobody waited
No one waited for us to be together.

Where were you taken?
Where have you been taken in life?

Dear Madeline
Then he goes back to speaking directly to Madeline.

No one's spoken
No one else has spoken about us or to us.

I wish you were broken
This is a little unclear, but he seems to be saying he wishes she was more vulnerable, so maybe he could help heal her.

Left without aching
Or alternatively, he wishes she didn't have any pain at all.

Would you call on me
Would you reach out to me?

When you were mine?
If we belonged to each other?

Where the flowers meet
Maybe asking if they'll meet in a certain place where flowers grow.

Are we dandelions?
Referring to the plant, which is hardy and widespread but also can be seen as a weed.

Where the whispers sleep?
Maybe referring to a quiet, peaceful place where you can hear whispers.

And I'll be waiting there
He'll be waiting wherever they're supposed to meet.

Dear Madeline
And he's back to addressing Madeline.

And don't forget me there
He wants her to remember him when they meet.

And come and play
He's inviting her to come, play, have fun together.

With a chance
With the opportunity to be with each other.

To win the rain
Maybe trying to make the most of the moment, despite the uncertainty of the future.

Sail away
This is a shift in subject, asking someone to sail away.

Sail away, little child
He's speaking to someone younger than him and addressing them affectionately.

I'm awake
This could be a metaphor for being aware or conscious.

When your dreams turn you down
He'll be there when your dreams don't work out.

Have no fear
Don't be afraid.

Like I said when you dream
He's repeating his promise about being there in the future.

I'm awake, I'm awake
He's reminding the person he's speaking to that he's there for them.

Complicated
The same complicated situation from earlier.

Nobody waited
Again, no one waited for them to come together.

Where were you taken?
Where have your life experiences taken you?

Dear Madeline
And then he addresses Madeline one last time.

No one's spoken
No one has talked about them or their future.

I wish you were broken
He reiterates this strange line, perhaps wishing she was more open to him.

Left without aching
Or maybe wishing that she would never have to experience pain again.

Dear Madeline, dear Madeline
Finally, he repeats her name twice more as if it's a promise or a plea.

Dear Madeline, dear Madeline
The song ends on this repetition.

Dear Madeline, dear Madeline
Last repeat.

Dear Madeline, dear Madeline
End.