Read A Tear in Space Airlock lyrics.Is Its Classy Lyrics Are Written By Glass Animals Official Music Video Has been Jun. 7, 2024 And Pres On The YouTube Channel And lyrics can be seen above here.
A Tear in Space Airlock lyrics by Glass Animals
[Intro]
(Love)
Explanation of Intro
The intro simply sets the theme of love, which is a central motif throughout the song.
[Verse 1]
Love, do you want love? Do you want lust?
Say you don’t know
Maybe you just like the control, like it all cold
But I like ya like ya like you’re drugs
Sit in my blood, maybe too much, never enough
I am your dog, I’m on your floor, all that you want
But I like ya like ya like you’re (drugs)
Explanation of Verse 1
The narrator questions the nature of their relationship, pondering whether it’s about love or lust, or perhaps something else entirely (“Maybe you just like the control”). The comparison of the person to drugs (“like ya like you’re drugs”) implies an addictive, possibly harmful attraction. The narrator feels consumed by this relationship, willing to do anything (“I am your dog, I’m on your floor”).
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You get all worked up
Loving you, but it’s not enough
Loving you from the airlock of
Your heart, from airlock one
Fear pulls you from my arms
It’s a reckless abandon
One look and it’s all gone
All the air from the bottom of my lungs
Explanation of Chorus 1
The pre-chorus suggests a struggle in the relationship. The narrator feels their love is unreciprocated and describes the emotional distance (“Loving you from the airlock of your heart”). The use of “airlock” evokes an image of being shut out, unable to fully connect. There’s a sense of desperation and loss of breath (“All the air from the bottom of my lungs”).
[Chorus]
Water, running down my face
Water, running different ways
Water, like a billion waves
Water, just a tear in space
Water, running down my face
Water, running different ways
Water, like a billion waves
Water, just a tear in space
Explanation of Chorus
The chorus uses the metaphor of water to describe tears and emotions. The water imagery (“Water, running down my face”, “like a billion waves”) symbolizes overwhelming feelings and a sense of being swept away by emotions. “Just a tear in space” suggests a sense of isolation and vast emptiness.
[Verse 2]
Ooh, too late, my love
You blew me into star dust
Ooh, but I made it, just
Dangling like a thread from you
I climb into your walls
I’m where the spiders go
I’m here, but you aren’t sure
What are you waiting for?
Stretch me like leather rope
Make me invisible
Shape me into your form
What are you waiting for?
Explanation of Verse 2
The second verse continues with the theme of a painful, possibly destructive love. The narrator feels shattered (“You blew me into stardust”) but still clings to the remnants of the relationship (“Dangling like a thread from you”). The imagery of spiders and walls suggests a lurking, unseen presence, and being entangled in something dark and confining. The narrator’s identity seems to be consumed by the other person (“Shape me into your form”).
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Hostage, so in love
It’s an airless black-chasm
You turn the airlock on
You turn the airlock on
Object disappearance
It’s a true phenomenon
Forget me and I’m gone
I’m slipping, no-no-no-no-no
Explanation of Chorus 2
The second pre-chorus intensifies the feeling of being trapped (“Hostage, so in love”) in a dark, isolating place (“an airless black chasm”). The metaphor of the “airlock” is repeated, emphasizing the emotional disconnect. The idea of “object disappearance” suggests being forgotten or overlooked, heightening the sense of invisibility and loss.
[Chorus]
Water, running down my face
Water, running different ways
Water, like a billion waves
Water, just a tear in space
Water, running down my face
Water, running different ways
Water, like a billion waves
Water, just a tear in space
Explanation of Chorus
The chorus repeats, reinforcing the imagery of tears and emotional turmoil. The repeating water allegory typifies the streaming, overpowering nature of the narrator’s feelings and the sense of being misplaced in a tremendous, uninterested space.
OVERALL
The melody depicts a relationship characterized by passionate escalated, habit, and a sense of capture. The vivid metaphors and imagery convey the narrator’s deep longing, pain, and struggle to maintain their sense of self within the turbulent dynamics of their connection.