Anything She Does

The lyrics describe someone who feels intensely drawn to a woman he does not know and may never meet. At first, he recognizes that she is only an image in his imagination, yet the repeated refrain reveals how painful that distance feels. The longing grows into a question: can such aching really be love?

The woman appears in “garage walls,” “people’s halls,” and “secret drawers,” suggesting that her image is displayed, collected, or kept privately by others. Calling her “fiction” and mentioning “editorial dreams” implies that she may be a public or imagined figure shaped by pictures and fantasy, rather than someone the speaker knows personally. The phrase “life goes on around you” highlights the contrast between her independent life and the role she plays in other people’s fantasies.

The song leaves the nature of the relationship somewhat open: she might be a celebrity, a model, or simply an idealized stranger. The speaker seems aware that his feelings are based on distance and imagination, but that awareness does not make them disappear. The reference to her staying young while he grows old may suggest that the image of her is frozen in time, while his own life continues to change.