Kyoto
Phoebe Bridgers & Glitch Gum Lyrics

Day off in Kyoto
Having a day off in Kyoto

I got bored at the temple
Feeling bored while visiting a temple

Looked around at the 7-Eleven
Observed surrounding area near 7-Eleven convenience store

The band took the speed train
Musicians travelled quickly on train

Went to the arcade
Went to an entertainment arcade

I wanted to go but I didn't
Feeling like wanting to go but refraining from doing so

You called me from a payphone
Received a phone call from a public payphone

They still got pay phones
Remark on the existence of payphones

It cost a dollar a minute
The cost of the phone call was one dollar per minute

To tell me you're getting sober
Phone call was to inform about being sober

And you wrote me a letter
Letter was written and sent

But I don't have to read it
Not compelled to read the aforementioned letter

I'm gonna kill you
Use of a threatening metaphor towards someone

If you don't beat me to it
Aiming to get revenge before the other person does

Dreaming through Tokyo skies
Daydreaming while in Tokyo

I wanted to see the world
Having a desire to travel and explore

Then I flew over the ocean
Went over the ocean while travelling

And I changed my mind (woo)
Changed mind about traveling and exploration

Sunset's been a freak show
Sunsets have been remarkable

On the weekend
Sunsets on weekends were particularly nice

So I've been driving out to the suburbs
Going to suburbs to find peace and solace

To park at the Goodwill
Parking at a thrift shop chain, Goodwill

Stare at the chemtrails
Watching the residue of planes that jet across the sky

With my little brother
Being with a sibling

He said you called on his birthday
Brother said someone called on his birthday

You were off by like ten days
Mistakenly called ten days later

But you get a few points for trying
Acknowledging the effort

Remember getting the truck fixed
Flashback to fixing a truck

When you let us drive it
Recall of a time when given permission to drive the truck

Twenty-five felt like flying
At 25 years of age, felt free and weightless

I don't forgive you
Lack of forgiveness

But please don't hold me to it
Asking not to be held accountable for lack of forgiveness

Born under Scorpio skies
Born under the star sign Scorpio

I wanted to see the world
Again, the desire to travel and explore

Through your eyes until it happened
Desire to see the world through another's eyes, until something occurred

Then I changed my mind
Changed mind again regarding travelling and seeing the world

Guess I lied
Admission to lying

I'm a liar
Self-assessment of one's own lying tendencies

Who lies
Acknowledgement of lying as a part of one's behavior

'Cause I'm a liar
Explaining why one lies