4 AM

Alex: Yeah, so I always feel like these lyrics are really mean for some reason. But really, they are just really honest. And that's always what I strive for. To break any illusion of poetry, this was written in a very literal way while in college at Boston U. Was seeing a girl for a few months, was getting more comfortable with her and then was hit with "you've changed. I'm not sure I like you anymore". 

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Ah to be young again. But after a long drawn out conversation, I was walking alone, in the 90s, down empty city streets, no cars, 4AM. I was so deep in thought walking back to my dorm thinking about this, I suddenly looked up, realized how quiet everything was, how empty the streets were, got a little scared, and hummed a tune to myself. So yeah, literal!

 

You ask me what I'm thinking of

I can only scratch my head and smile

Stumble over some lies to ease your mind

Now you won't bother me for a while

 

I kinda like to be alone

It's the only time I'm sure of things

Hate to talk on the phone

Can't see the faces they make at me

 

Now I'm stuck in my own world

Don't wanna be stuck in yours

Can't find some safe ground

Where we don't have to act it out

Someone's life we create

I'm sick of all the people I make

People I make

 

In your mind I'm someone else

He's on my back and he weighs me down

I can never be myself

Because then I've changed in your mind

In your mind

 

I’ll wait for a quiet night

I walk the streets at 4 AM

No one will bother me

I'll hum a tune for the wind

For the wind

For the wind