The song Nosebleeds by Half Moon Run is about a singer who is performing on stage for his audience, but specifically singing for someone in the nosebleeds. Despite his fears and insecurities, he sings every night, week after week for this person. The lyrics suggest that there is a deeper relationship between the singer and the person in the nosebleeds, filled with moments of scary lust and ugly fear. The singer feels the need to constantly re-adjust and disappear into his performance on stage, but when he's not alone with his thoughts, he finds comfort in talking it out with this person in the nosebleeds. The line "If I scream and shout, it's not broken bones" suggests that even though the singer may be struggling with his emotions, he's not physically hurt. The chorus is a conversation between the singer and the person in the nosebleeds, where the person tries to console the singer, saying that everyone just wants to go home. However, the singer takes issue with the tone in which the person is speaking, suggesting that it's not what they said, but how they said it. Overall, Nosebleeds is a hauntingly beautiful song about love, fear, and the struggles of performing for an audience while navigating one's own internal emotions.
