Forbidden Doors
Tennis Lyrics

What's another highway? I can't explain it
The singer is questioning the existence of another path as they cannot find words to explain it.

Can't help the way it takes us over (can't overthink it)
The singer is hinting about how overwhelming it is to get lost and not being able to control their thoughts or decisions.

Cut through the silence, I've got no patience (all that I needed)
The singer reveals how much they're yearning for some level of communication or action to happen as they're tired of being stagnant.

We're knocking on forbidden doors
The singer is emphasizing how they're taking a risk and being daring to open doors which are considered taboo or forbidden.

First time that our eyes met
The singer is referring to the initial connection with someone new.

Never thought I could regret
The singer is expressing how they did not anticipate feeling remorseful for new connections.

Taken down in two steps, baby
The singer is implying they took only a few steps to fall deep into the love or connection they experienced.

Curled up in the backseat
The singer describes a vivid image of being in the car and hiding in the backseat, which explains vulnerability and insecurity.

Palms pressed out of concrete
The singer is giving a metaphor for their situations and emotions by indicating how powerless and trapped they feel due to the weight of their emotion.

Take it down, take two steps, baby
The singer is suggesting how sometimes taking a few steps back may be needed to come back stronger or to reconsider their choices.

I know that it's over, but it took me forever
The singer acknowledges a realization of a failed relationship but also realizes the time wasted in that relationship.

So consumed I could never understand it
The singer is referring to how deeply they were in love or infatuated that they couldn't assess the consequences of their actions or the overall situation.

Taking me over, I got lost in the logic
The Singer is explaining how they became obsessive to keep rationalizing their choices or reasoning into continuing the relationship, which was unhealthy.

Got caught up in the logic I've been spinning
The singer highlights how they got comfortable justifying their decision to stay in a bad situation by losing an understanding of reality and becoming trapped in their thoughts.

And all that I needed (right here with me)
The singer acknowledges that what they were seeking was always within reach, and they realize it now.

When you and I go knocking on forbidden doors
The singer is referring to this as a personal experience when two people agreed to take risks and journey into an unknown territory despite knowing it's forbidden or inappropriate.

That's when we go falling through the floor
The Singer suggests that they lost touch with reality, and it had severe consequences.

Burned right through a sunset
The singer reminisces about a quite intimate or passionate moment that they shared with someone.

Now that it's over, burned past in a fever
The singer is referring to how incredibly fast and how intensely the relationship burned and how they now regret it.

Like a true unbeliever, I've got questions
Here, the singer appears to be questioning their religion and beliefs due to events in their life that caused them to lose an understanding of things.

I can't get back everything I lost
The singer is coming clean and making a confession that something they did resulted in significant loss, and they can never regain what was taken away.

You know I can't begin to count the cost
The singer implies it's a considerable loss, and they can't even comprehend the extent of it.

The sun's coming out, but it's raining soon
The singer is indicating that even though things seem to be getting better, they know that it's momentary, and sadness or difficult times are approaching.

I got nine lives that I'm running through
The singer has gone through a lot of trials or challenges, which implies that they're resilient and will keep going.

Like every question that I've asked
The singer is suggesting that they have an infinite number of questions about life, spirituality, and love. No one has answers that will satisfy them.

I'd turn to salt if I look back
The Singer is making a reference to the story of Lot's wife going back to Sodom and turning into a pillar of salt. It implies that the singer wouldn't look back at their past because it's too sorrowful.