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”
another show, another fight, another beer, another sleepless night
no food or money it's all pay to play
drive all night to work an eight hour day
seven years of playin shows, where it ends no one knows
there's confusion in my head, I wish I was in my bed
driving in a beat up van, you wanna critisize the band
you don't know what we go through, FUCK YOU
1000 miles away from home
where we'll end up no one knows
another city, another town
another transmisson run into the ground
but you gotta keep going as fast as you can
seeing the world from the back of a van
how long will we sit at home, get me to the open road
I can't pay my fucking rent, all my money has been spent
homeless for the next few weeks, can we stay with you to sleep
I'd rather make this my life, it's better than working nine to five
no food or money it's all pay to play
drive all night to work an eight hour day
seven years of playin shows, where it ends no one knows
there's confusion in my head, I wish I was in my bed
driving in a beat up van, you wanna critisize the band
you don't know what we go through, FUCK YOU
1000 miles away from home
where we'll end up no one knows
another city, another town
another transmisson run into the ground
but you gotta keep going as fast as you can
seeing the world from the back of a van
how long will we sit at home, get me to the open road
I can't pay my fucking rent, all my money has been spent
homeless for the next few weeks, can we stay with you to sleep
I'd rather make this my life, it's better than working nine to five
Lyrics submitted by d0rk0saurus
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