Glass
Field Mouse Lyrics


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Little pieces of
all that you've made up
I take them in my head
I make them up instead
Push smoke through the air
while you live out there
in the spaces i used to fill
I watched you
When you're out of love
When you're out of love
When you're out of love
it would never be us
In a warm waking dream
I left it all at sea

away from me
Little highs between the lines
set the good times free
You got the part
so be happy
be happy
When you're out of love
When you're out of love
When you're out of love
it would never be us
Now it's all glass
How about that
If i shake it's all just gonna break




If i shake it's all just gonna break
If i shake it's all

Overall Meaning

just gonna break


The lyrics to Field Mouse's song "Glass" tell a story of lost love and trying to come to terms with that loss. The opening lines, "Little pieces of all that you've made up, I take them in my head, I make them up instead," suggest the singer is trying to reconstruct the memory of their love in their head, perhaps because the relationship is over and they want to hold onto those memories. The following lines, "Push smoke through the air while you live out there, in the spaces I used to fill, I watched you," reveal that the former lover is still living their life, while the singer watches from afar, a painful reminder of what they've lost.


The chorus repeats the phrase "when you're out of love" several times, suggesting that the singer is trying to accept that the relationship is over and that they'll never be together again. The final lines of the song, "Now it's all glass, how about that? / If I shake it's all just gonna break," use the metaphor of glass to represent the fragility of the singer's memories of their lost love. They realize that if they try to hold onto those memories too tightly, they'll shatter like glass.


Overall, "Glass" is a poignant reflection on the pain of lost love and the struggle to let go of memories. The use of metaphor and poetic language adds depth and emotion to the song, and the repetition of the chorus emphasizes the hopelessness of the situation.


Line by Line Meaning

Little pieces of
Fragments of your thoughts and ideas


all that you've made up
Things you imagined or fabricated


I take them in my head
I absorb them into my mind


I make them up instead
I create my own version of them


Push smoke through the air
Blow out smoke into the environment


while you live out there
As you exist in the outer world


in the spaces I used to fill
In the areas where I had a presence


I watched you
I observed you


When you're out of love
When you don't feel affection or passion


it would never be us
Our relationship wouldn't have worked out


In a warm waking dream
In a pleasant, vivid experience


I left it all at sea
I abandoned everything, leaving them behind


away from me
Far from my presence


Little highs between the lines
Small moments of happiness embedded within


set the good times free
Allow the enjoyable times to be unrestrained


You got the part
You obtained the desired role


so be happy
Therefore, be content


Now it's all glass
Now, everything is fragile and delicate


How about that
Isn't that interesting?


If I shake it's all just gonna break
Any disturbance will cause everything to shatter




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Aurore Lunar

Ya no sé cuántas veces he escuchado el tema. Me encanta!

omgstoptakingnames

god im realling loving this, why haven't i heard of this until now!! why hasn't more people heard this yet!

Tomato~Shi

Amazing song and it's free, Field Mouse rocks !

doppelganger47

just when i thought it couldn't get better than You Guys Are Gonna Wake Up My Mom... can't wait till an EP is released.

crazyuncleduke9

I went thru a box of "memories" the other day looking for my old "Twinkies" pictures and found your birth announcement card your dad sent me. My how you've grown ! Now I feel Really Old. That said: Love your songs! KUDOS!!!

MYCO

I came after I watched the episode...and the song is FREE! I'm in heaven right now.

Jasmine

mtv shows always have the best music

THE WATCHER

My favorite song by her

PMononoke92

Here from a Marc Jacob's playlist from Sephora back in 2014 or 2015. Still such a dope song.

devonia vernal

im soo happy to know that like myself there is alot of awkward fans out there......<3

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