Lasso
PhoenixȀ Lyrics

Where would you go?
Asking where the listener would go if given the chance to escape their current situation.

Not long ago
Referring to a recent uncertain period of life.

I've been thinking out loud
Reflecting on one's thoughts and feelings in an audible manner.

Why so suddenly?
Questioning the sudden change or disappearance of something, or someone in the listener's life.

Don't you know?
Asking the listener whether they are aware of something, or why they did a particular thing.

Don't do it
Warning the listener against making a particular decision.

What you do
Referring to the listener's actions or decisions.

Oh what you do to me
Describing the emotional impact of the listener's actions or decisions on the singer.

Forever is a long long time
Suggesting that the future is uncertain and that time seems to stretch on when one is unsure.

When you've lost your way
Referring to a feeling of being lost or uncertain about the future.

Trying to follow your ideal
Attempting to live up to a certain standard or vision for oneself.

Oh sorry but your so called life
Acknowledging that the listener's life may be difficult or unfulfilling in some way.

It is such a waste
Expressing sadness or disappointment that the listener's life may not be lived to its fullest potential.

Wear your real eyes
Be honest with oneself.

No you don't realize
Asserting that the listener is not fully aware of something.

What you say yes to
Emphasizing the importance of being careful about making affirmations or agreements.

But you say yes too
Reiterating the importance of being cautious in one's affirmations.

With a lasso?
Asking the listener whether they could use a lasso to capture their happiness or desired future.

Could you run into me?
Asking whether the listener would be willing to come to the singer for help or happiness.

So lonely so pretty such a lack of diplomacy
Describing the listener's situation as being both beautiful and sad, while acknowledging a lack of tact or diplomacy in how they may be handling it.

You can't get out
Suggesting that the listener may feel trapped or stuck.

What you do well you should do to me
Encouraging the listener to share with the singer the same sort of emotional impact they may have had on something or someone else.

Far-out, so far-out
Expressing a sense of mystique or uncertainty about something.

Such a fall-out
Acknowledging that something may be going wrong or that there is tension in the listener's life.

Not only that you're lonely
Pointing out that being lonely is only one of many potential problems in the listener's life.

Don't matter if you're not so well
Asserting that the singer cares about the listener, even if they are not doing well emotionally.

Tomorrow is a long long time
Repeating the notion that the future can seem far away when feeling lost or uncertain.

When you've lost your way
Reiterating a sense of being lost or unsure.