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Quarterbacks Lyrics
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On your front porch
Saw the light
Up in your window
Thought about knocking
On your door
But i was concerned
You had somebody over
You were alone
The night
I first met you
We were dancing
In the living room
And we kissed
In front of everyone
I had waited two years
To talk to you
Helped you move
Into your new house
Left hand prints in the closet
Before we moved you out
Looking up
At that room now
Still half hoping that you'll come down
Because there's such
Relief in coincidence
A universe that finally works
How you always suspected
With yourself near the center
As i get older
I recognize that love
Is mostly situational
In the first verse of "Center," the singer sees his love interest's bike on her front porch and a light on in her window. He considers knocking on her door, but hesitates because he fears she might have someone over. He admits that he also worries she might be alone, which may imply that he wants to be with her, but he isn't sure what his presence may mean.
The second verse recalls the night they first met, when they danced in the living room and kissed in front of everyone. He had waited two years to talk to her. He helped her move into her new house, leaving handprints in the closet, but now, as he looks up at her old room, he hopes she'll come down. The chorus reflects the idea of relief in coincidence, that somehow the universe is conspiring to bring them together, with the singer seeing himself near the center of it all. The final verse suggests that love, for him at least, is situational, where the proximity of the beloved is the deciding factor in how he feels.
Line by Line Meaning
Saw your bike
I noticed your bike outside your house
On your front porch
It was parked on the front porch
Saw the light
I spotted a light turned on
Up in your window
It was coming from your window
Thought about knocking
I considered knocking on your door
On your door
To see if you were home
But i was concerned
However, I hesitated to do so
You had somebody over
Because I wondered if you had company
I was concerned
I was worried
You were alone
That you might be lonely
The night
I remember the night
I first met you
We first met that night
We were dancing
We were dancing in your living room
In the living room
That was the location of our dance
And we kissed
We then shared a kiss in front of our friends
In front of everyone
It happened in front of all of our acquaintances
I had waited two years
I had been waiting to talk to you for a while
To talk to you
To finally have a conversation with you
Helped you move
I assisted you when you moved
Into your new house
To your new house
Left hand prints in the closet
We left our handprints on the closet's walls
Before we moved you out
Before we helped you move to another place
Looking up
Now, as I look up
At that room now
At that room we left our handprints in
Still half hoping that you'll come down
I am still somewhat optimistic that you'll come downstairs
Because there's such
This is because
Relief in coincidence
There's a sense of relief in coincidence
A universe that finally works
That the universe is finally working in your favor
How you always suspected
As you always suspected it would
With yourself near the center
With you being at the center of it all
As i get older
As I become older
I recognize that love
I realize that love
Is mostly situational
It is mostly influenced by circumstances
Contributed by Olivia K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.