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The lyrics describe boys who wake before the adults and quietly play while the house is asleep. At first, the scene seems dreamlike and gentle: the boys appear to have come “from heaven,” but they are tired, confused, and afraid. As the song continues, their fear and shame become clearer, giving the quiet morning routine a more uneasy emotional tone.

Several images suggest that the boys are still caught between sleep and waking. Their “blind eyes” are not necessarily literally blind; the phrase may suggest that they are disoriented in the morning. They feel their way toward pots and open doors, and their nightclothes seem to tangle with them “like a father’s caresses”—an unusual, intimate comparison that could express comfort, dependence, or a confusing closeness. Their games are “quiet” because they do not want to wake the adults.

The lyrics leave the source of the boys’ shame uncertain. They want to leave the house, fear being discovered, and listen to sounds in distant rooms, but the poem does not explain exactly what has happened or why they feel this way. The contrast between innocent play and their anxiety makes the scene unsettling: it could be about childhood fears and secrecy, while the specific situation remains open to interpretation.