Lilacs
Matt Costa Lyrics

You were right
The singer acknowledges that the person he's addressing was correct about something.

I was up all night thinking about you
The singer spent the night thinking about the addressee.

Dreamed I choked on your kaleidoscope
The singer had a nightmare where he choked on something that belonged to the addressee, possibly a symbol for a hard-to-swallow truth.

Now you still look deadly
The artist implies that the addressee may have caused some kind of harm to him.

My fatal flower
The artist refers to the addressee as a beautiful yet dangerous thing in his life.

How the tigers all laughed
The singer feels embarrassed and ridiculed, possibly for falling into a dangerous situation.

As I ran along the well worn path
The singer was on a familiar path when the embarrassing incident occurred, possibly indicating that he might have stuck to a pattern with the addressee.

Your sapphire eye looks
The artist talks directly to the addressee's eye, likely a metaphor for her critical gaze.

Down on my lilacs
The artist's lilacs symbolize his feelings or ideas, which are being looked down upon.

Down on me
The artist feels personally affected by the addressee's disapproving gaze and the criticism it represents.

Insincere as we rolled for years in turning barrels
The singer acknowledges that he and the addressee were insincere with each other for years, possibly in a whirlwind relationship.

I wash my hands in a lake
The artist indicates he wants to cleanse himself from the problematic relationship.

Cause you threw it all away with roman candles
The addressee's actions, possibly some kind of explosive behavior, ruined the relationship.

So take your fever
The singer wants the addressee to take back her fever or energy, which he considers negative.

Let me wallow alone
The singer wants to be left alone to immerse himself in his sorrow.

The callous on your eyes have grown
The addressee's eyes have become indifferent and unfeeling, possibly as a result of their relationship.

And your faults have me stoned
The addressee's faults or negative aspects have weighed heavily on the artist and he feels stoned or numb as a result.

Paying rent to your ghost
The singer is still haunted by the past and is paying a high price for his attachment to the addressee's ghost or memory.

Torn up by a frightened little girl
The singer is emotionally hurt, possibly by the addressee's fearfulness or vulnerability.

I thought that you were right
The artist had initially believed that the addressee was correct about something and may have looked up to her.

And I was up all night thinking about you
The artist spent a long time pondering over his relationship with the addressee and the impact it had on him.

You were right so I was up all night thinking about you
The addressee was correct about something, which has caused the artist to reflect on their relationship.

And I couldn't speak
The singer was possibly speechless or in shock at the addressee's behavior or words.

Covered with bees you flew above me
The addressee had a chaotic and possibly dangerous energy, represented by the bees, that separated her from the artist.

Figure it all out
The singer wants to finally understand why things went wrong between him and the addressee.

I think you've had enough time
The singer believes the addressee has had enough chances to make things better between them.

I've had long enough to change my mind
The singer may have initially been open to patching things up with the addressee but has now decided that he needs to move on.