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”
Whiskey man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time
He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine
Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one
Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun
If that's the way it's done
Doctors say he just a figment of my twisted mind
If they can't see my whiskey man they must be going blind
Two men dressed in white collected me two days ago
They said there's only room for one and whiskey man can't go
Whiskey man will waste away if he's left on his own
I can't even ring him 'cause he isn't on the phone
Hasn't got a home
Life is very gloomy in my little padded cell
It's a shame there wasn't room for whiskey man as well
Whiskey man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time
He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine
Just fine
He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine
Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one
Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun
If that's the way it's done
Doctors say he just a figment of my twisted mind
If they can't see my whiskey man they must be going blind
Two men dressed in white collected me two days ago
They said there's only room for one and whiskey man can't go
Whiskey man will waste away if he's left on his own
I can't even ring him 'cause he isn't on the phone
Hasn't got a home
Life is very gloomy in my little padded cell
It's a shame there wasn't room for whiskey man as well
Whiskey man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time
He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine
Just fine
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