Pablow the Blowfish
Miley Cyrus Lyrics

How can I love someone I never touched?
I can't comprehend my own feelings for you since I cannot fulfill the human need for physical touch with you.

You lived under the water, but I love you so much
Although you existed in a vastly different environment from me, I still had an intense love and appreciation for you.

You never been on land, and you never seen the sky
Your life has been limited to one environment and you have not had the chance to experience anything else outside of it.

You don't know what a cloud is
You are so confined to your underwater existence that you have not even been able to see the one thing that is a universal symbol of the sky.

Why does everything I love have to die?
I am struggling with grief and the realization that everything I hold dear is temporary and prone to dying.

They all wanted to see you be as big as you could be
Others had unrealistic expectations for you and wanted to see you grow beyond what was natural or healthy.

But I couldn't let that be
I had to prioritize your safety over the desire for others to see you reach an unattainable size.

By keeping you small, meant keeping you safe
Restricting your growth was the only way to ensure your survival and well-being.

If I could do it again, I'd release you to sea
In hindsight, I realize that it would have been more humane to let you live out your life in the natural environment you were meant for.

'Cause I can't bear to see
The thought of causing you harm or seeing you suffer is unbearable to me.

Something so wild just die in a tank
It seems cruel and unnatural to keep a wild animal like you in a confined space to suffer and eventually die.

And Pablow the blowfish
This is a recurring line in the song that serves as an invocation of the memory of the blowfish and the emotions associated with it.

I miss you so much
The singer is grieving and feeling intense emotions of loss and longing for the blowfish.

On Saturday night, we all went out to eat
The singer is describing a seemingly mundane event as a way of contrasting the death of the blowfish with the normalcy of everyday activities.

But I can never decide, so someone chose sushi
The singer has difficulty making decisions, which creates an ironic and tragic situation where they end up consuming the same type of animal that they had affection for in the past.

I got soup, and I ordered rice
The artist describes their food choice in detail as a way of avoiding the reality of the situation and the sadness associated with it.

But watching my friends eat my friends ruined my appetite
The artist is unable to enjoy their food due to the horror of watching their friends consume creatures that the artist has an emotional connection to.

If they only knew you like I do
The singer believes that if others knew the blowfish as intimately as they did, they would also understand the depth of the singer's emotions towards it.

They'd love you too
The singer believes that if others truly knew the blowfish, they would also have feelings of love and affection towards it.

I won't forget, even one second we had
The artist promises to keep the memory of the blowfish alive in their mind, no matter how brief the time they spent together.

'Cause you might be gone, but you could never be dead
Although the physical body of the blowfish has disappeared, the impact that it had on the artist's life and emotions will live on forever.

I heard of a seahorse named Sadie
The artist recounts the story of another creature as a way of suggesting that the blowfish is not an isolated case and that there are many other creatures with unique personalities and experiences.

I heard she was quite the lady
The singer is referencing another sea creature as a way of demonstrating the beauty and individuation of these creatures.

Maybe you'll find her and you could make babies
The artist proposes a hypothetical future for the blowfish where it has the opportunity to live out its life in the way that nature intended, including finding a mate and reproducing.

That'd be kind of crazy
The singer is acknowledging the absurdity and unlikelihood of this scenario but is holding on to the hope that the blowfish could still have a future.

If Pablow the blowfish
This line is repeated once again as a way of connecting the disparate sections of the song and invoking the memory of the blowfish.

Found love deep in the sea, then that would mean that
By imagining a future where the blowfish finds love, the singer is highlighting the beauty and complexity of the natural world that exists outside of human intervention.

Is better off than here with me
The artist is coming to terms with the fact that the blowfish was not meant for human captivity and would be happier living freely in its natural environment.

Damn
This is a final, emotional outpouring from the artist that highlights the pain and sorrow that they feel over the loss of the blowfish.