Crooked Teeth

The lyrics portray a strained relationship during a difficult journey. The speaker regrets a decision, feels separated from the other person, and struggles to rest or feel secure beside them. The mood shifts between tenderness and discomfort: the speaker finds the other person charming, yet the surrounding scenes suggest exhaustion and trouble. By the end, the speaker seems to accept that the connection may have lacked something essential from the start.

Several images make the emotional conflict vivid. The state line feeling “like a Berlin Wall” suggests a barrier between the couple, though it may be emotional rather than literal. A “hole” built in the heart implies a painful emptiness, while the “crooked teeth” in the skyline turn the night scene into something threatening, as if the world itself were consuming them. The repeated claim that you cannot find what was never there suggests that searching cannot restore a feeling or bond that may never have existed.

The song leaves room for uncertainty. The speaker may be describing a relationship that was empty from the beginning, or one that has become so troubled that its earlier meaning is hard to recover. The final mention of churches and shopping malls contrasts familiar places with a sense of inner absence. The conflict between head and heart suggests the speaker recognizes the problem but still feels pulled by emotion.