Gemini
Paris Texas Lyrics

if you promise me
The singer wants assurance from the subject of the song that they won't leave him.

you won't leave first
He wants assurance that he won't be the first one to be abandoned.

if you promise me
The singer wants assurance from the subject of the song that they won't leave him.

you won't leave
He wants the person to stay with him and not leave.

clear the books of the pictures
The singer wants to remove the pictures from a book and start fresh.

summers between six and nineteen
The singer is reminiscing about the subject's childhood, between the ages of six and nineteen during summers.

you were younger
The subject was younger during the time the singer is remembering.

take them all off the wall
The singer wants to take pictures off the wall so he can see all of them.

so you can see us all
He wants the subject to be able to see all the pictures of them together.

alone and you're older all for me and my gemini
The singer wants the subject to be with him, even as they grow old, and he hopes that their relationship will last like the constellation Gemini.

why can't i watch out for july gemini eaten alive from the inside
The singer is struggling to come to terms with the end of the relationship with the subject, and is being consumed with sadness from the inside out.

remember nights when we used to drive
The singer is recalling the past when they used to drive together.

i'm surprised that we're still alive
He is amazed that they made it through some of their reckless and dangerous behavior.

you didn't have any headlights on your car
The subject's car did not have headlights during their reckless drives.

we used to drive so slow
Despite being reckless, they drove slowly during their late night drives.

stick our heads out the window and breath in the night
The singer remembers sticking their heads out of the window while driving and breathing in the night air.

you and lou at the U. '62
The singer and the subject attended college with a friend named Lou in 1962.

take a ride when cells divide cause kansas doesn't make a continent it just kills you way out west
The singer is expressing a desire to take a ride and explore, due to the realization that life is short and Kansas, where they live, is not an exciting destination.

and if you promise me you won't leave first
The singer is repeating his plea for assurance that he won't be abandoned first.

if you promise me that you won't leave
He wants the person to promise that they won't leave him.

all the things we'll miss you doing
The singer is thinking about things he will miss if the subject leaves him.

stick around for kissing cousins
He wants the subject to stick around for family events and to see his cousins, who he likes to kiss as an expression of love.

tasting blood you've got suspicions convictions that carry you back home
The singer is referencing past experiences where the subject has felt homesick and wants to return home, but he wants them to stick around with him.

gemini why can't i watch out for july gemini eaten alive from the inside
The singer is still struggling to come to terms with the end of the relationship, and is being consumed with sadness from the inside out.

i think i'm tasting your blood again
The singer is remembering what it was like to be close to the subject and feels like he can taste or smell her again.

have to have a suspicion
The singer is suspicious of the subject's motives.

take a trip to the doctor
He suggests that they seek professional help to repair their relationship and work through their issues.

i wish that you were here right now
The singer misses the subject and wants them to be with him.

you said that you would never leave me
The singer is remembering promises the subject made to him that they would never leave.

but now it looks like you're leaving
He feels that the subject is going back on their promises to stay with him.

time is all we wish for a kiss if you were here right now
The singer is contemplating how short life can be and wishes he could have a moment with the subject if only they were here.

and you'll say if you promise me you won't leave first
The singer imagines the subject responding to his request for them to promise not to leave him first.

and if you promise me that you won't leave
He wants confirmation from the subject that they won't leave him.