Steven
Voxtrot Lyrics

Steven, I love you I can't grow passed you,
The singer is confessing their love to Steven but is saying that they can't move on from him and are stuck in a state of dependency.

I'm homesick in spite of the place,
Despite being in a place they've made their own, the singer still feels a sense of longing and displacement.

That I fostered and styled and raised this child,
The singer feels a sense of ownership and pride in the life they've created for themselves.

Keeps me in pitch and in pace
The artist is able to maintain a sense of consistency and stability in their life because of what they've created for themselves.

But I miss reaching for the lasers,
The artist longs for a time when they were more carefree and had fun experiences.

The sound of the beat as it clicks away,
The singer misses the music and energy they experienced in their younger days.

Classes cool behavior,
The singer misses the feeling of being cool and hip in a social setting.

Spending the night out of the sky,
The artist fondly remembers going out and having spontaneous experiences.

Learning to love and not ask why
The artist remembers a time when they simply allowed themselves to love without questioning or worrying too much.

Steven, I missed you,
The artist is expressing their longing for Steven's presence in their life.

The whole world kissed you,
The singer has noticed that Steven has been flourishing and has a lot of love and admiration from others.

You shot up in bloom like a fern,
The artist is using the metaphor of a fern to describe Steven's growth and beauty.

That was spotted and black,
The singer is noting that there is still some darkness within Steven despite his success.

With the leaves rolled back,
The singer is noticing that Steven is revealing a more vulnerable side of himself.

As I same trick to easy to turn
The singer is noting that they themselves have become too predictable and are not as interesting as Steven.

Should I change my name and move to the country,
The artist is contemplating changing their life drastically to gain a new sense of fulfillment.

A life full of children and animals, White fences and landed gentry
The artist is imagining a new life where they have a family and are a part of a wealthy, established community.

Baby, I want to be myself, But i am somebody else
The singer wants to be true to themselves, but feels like they've lost a sense of their identity in the course of trying to create the life they have now.

Nine months later i'm the lonely one, With all the food of labor and half of the fun
After having created the life they wanted, the singer is feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled.

Crisp and cozy in the rising sun, He's got a heart of gold, And he beats like a drum, And he shakes, The pebbles that crack and then break, The kid logic, Dissolves and it all starts to give away, That nothing is ever the same
The artist is describing the beauty and potential of their child, and how they're experiencing a shift in perspective about life and its unpredictability.

I can't stand it, I want to be myself, But I am somebody else
The artist is still grappling with the feeling of being trapped in a life that they themselves created, and is hoping to find a way to become more true to themselves.

Steven, I'm watching the world get boring, There's too much restraint in the mix,
The artist is feeling disenchanted with the world and how stifling it feels.

I'd be overly flattered to feel so shattered, To have something broken to fix
The singer is acknowledging that they're looking for something to 'fix' or change, and would be satisfied with finding something that feels broken or unfulfilling to them.

But I know the world outside is knocking, The dream and the drive of the pedigree, The voices interlocking,
The artist knows that there's more to life than what they've created, and there is a larger, more ambitious world out there.

Maybe I want to be myself, But I am somebody else
The singer is still pondering on the idea of wanting to be true to themselves and regain their sense of identity.

And you'll never harbor someone like me, If you never leave then you'll never see, I swear that i will pull you from the wreckage, Of this sunday-monday routine
The singer is addressing Steven, saying that they'll never be able to truly understand someone like them if they don't take risks and break out of their usual routine. The singer then promises to help Steven do just that.

I will pull you from the wreckage, Don't you leave on my own, 'Cause you and me, We're two of a kind, We're two of a kind
The singer is once again trying to convince Steven to break out of his routine, and emphasizes their bond and similarities as a way of encouraging him to do so.