Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I was a city baby raised
On a well-worn street
My daddy hated it because of it's fame
I never noticed really
I was too young at the time
To care about the history in it's name
Some years go by
And they move me to the sticks
Some dinky satellite of my old home
And it was there I took off
To meet my mind on the streets
And it was there I made off on my own
And I've been sick
And I've been tired
I've been a madman slashing tires and starting fires
I'm not afraid
Cowards be damned
I'm full of pill and smoke and booze
And I'm teenage
A few wasted years
A cup of tasteless tears
I learned my lessons the old fashioned way
Some think I'm angry and mean
But hell, I'm only 18
There's only so much a kid can take
Another day another time
My life and loves are in line
But I never lost the nerve that I had
I kept my insides clean
My soul solid and lean
My independence guiding me through the crap
And I've been sick
And I've been tired
I've been a madman slashing tires and starting fires
I'm not afraid
Cowards be damned
I'm full of pill and smoke and booze
And I'm teenage
(x2)
Gimme some pills and smoke
On a well-worn street
My daddy hated it because of it's fame
I never noticed really
I was too young at the time
To care about the history in it's name
Some years go by
And they move me to the sticks
Some dinky satellite of my old home
And it was there I took off
To meet my mind on the streets
And it was there I made off on my own
And I've been sick
And I've been tired
I've been a madman slashing tires and starting fires
I'm not afraid
Cowards be damned
I'm full of pill and smoke and booze
And I'm teenage
A few wasted years
A cup of tasteless tears
I learned my lessons the old fashioned way
Some think I'm angry and mean
But hell, I'm only 18
There's only so much a kid can take
Another day another time
My life and loves are in line
But I never lost the nerve that I had
I kept my insides clean
My soul solid and lean
My independence guiding me through the crap
And I've been sick
And I've been tired
I've been a madman slashing tires and starting fires
I'm not afraid
Cowards be damned
I'm full of pill and smoke and booze
And I'm teenage
(x2)
Gimme some pills and smoke
Lyrics submitted by Madame Me
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Im filled with pills and smoke and booze and im teenaged [something]..more and I cant get out of this age then some other stuff
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