Basement Apt.
Sarah Harmer Lyrics

Well, you live out where the street ends
The singer is describing the location of the house which is situated where the street ends.

In a basement apartment with one of your friends
The house where the singer is residing is located in a basement apartment shared with a friend.

And the tap drips all night
The tap keeps on dripping water throughout the night.

Water torture in the sink
The sound of the dripping water is compared with the torture technique of Chinese water torture.

The furnace is burning
The furnace is on and burning.

But it's still cold I think
Despite the furnace being on, the place is still cold.

And I can smell the bleach
The singer can smell the bleach that is being used in the hall.

That they use in the hall
The bleach is being used in the hall.

But it can't clean the dirt off of me
The bleach is not able to clean the dirt that is on the artist's body.

It's seeping under the door
The bleach smell is seeping into the artist's room from under the door.

In across the floor
The bleach smell is spreading across the floor.

It's starting to hurt
The strong smell of bleach is starting to hurt the artist's nose.

Every time I breathe
The smell of bleach is so strong that it affects the singer every time they breathe.

Every time I try to leave
The singer is not able to leave the place due to some reason.

Now the toaster sticks
The singer is facing issues with the toaster as it keeps on sticking.

And the empties are piled
Empty bottles are accumulated together in a pile somewhere within the house.

I haven't been up the stairs in a while now
The artist has not been upstairs for a long time.

I gotta wash the sheets on my bed
The sheets on the singer's bed urgently need to be washed.

I gotta watch those things that go unsaid
The singer has to be careful about the things they don't say.

God I wish we'd leave it at this
The artist wishes that they could stay at the place and not have to leave.

And every evening, you open the door
The door is opened by someone every evening.

You come down
The person who opens the door comes down the basement.

There's nothing like watching TV all night underground
The underground basement provides a unique experience of watching TV all night.

And no one is watching me slide
The artist is alone and nobody is noticing them slipping in life.

Below street level
The basement is situated below the street level.

Barely alive
The singer is feeling barely alive and out of energy.

We always said that we were different
The singer and their friend always believed that they were different from others.

But you know now that we weren't
The artist realizes that they were not different from others as they are facing the same struggles.

There's holes in all the bottles
There are holes present in all the bottles for some reason.

And my lungs hurt
The singer's lungs are hurting, possibly due to some respiratory issue or pollution within the house.

Every time I breathe
The singer's breathing is affected every time they take a breath.

Every time I try to leave
The artist is facing difficulties while trying to leave the place for some reason.

Every time I breathe
The artist's breathing is affected every time they take a breath.