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”
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
Section off myself
Put a wall up/what the hell have I done
Keep the dog at bay
Survive by saving me
Values and the game
Not a fuck-up, not a part of your lie
I am one, I am all, I'm above and beyond!
Stand off of the shit
Back off or I'll spit
So soft, you forgot
Your garbage in is garbage out
You don't give a shit
I won't play the fit
Get off, get on this
Your garbage in is garbage out
Liberate my madness
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
I am not ashamed
What is vital, isn't always humane
You can break in vain
But you can't break away
Even in my face
Lotta bullshit, not a lotta the truth
I can't see from here
But I can smell your fear
Back off of the shit
Stand off or I'll spit
So soft, you forgot
Your garbage in is garbage out
You don't give a shit
I won't play the fit
Get off, get on this
Your garbage in is garbage out
Saved, you're such a slave, I don't expect a name
you don't care, I wasn't witness
I can't be a part of a system such as this
Hard eyes, glow right, in my, darkness, again
With the sickness, renegade sisters, blisters
Salivate, litigate, liberate, madness, sadness
Fuck this, how long have I had this?
I don't need this, outta my business
Insert, engage, betray, my god
Fraud
Fraud
Fraud
Liberate, my madness
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness
Liberate, my madness
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
Section off myself
Put a wall up/what the hell have I done
Keep the dog at bay
Survive by saving me
Values and the game
Not a fuck-up, not a part of your lie
I am one, I am all, I'm above and beyond!
Stand off of the shit
Back off or I'll spit
So soft, you forgot
Your garbage in is garbage out
You don't give a shit
I won't play the fit
Get off, get on this
Your garbage in is garbage out
Liberate my madness
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness (one of me, all of you)
Liberate, my madness
I am not ashamed
What is vital, isn't always humane
You can break in vain
But you can't break away
Even in my face
Lotta bullshit, not a lotta the truth
I can't see from here
But I can smell your fear
Back off of the shit
Stand off or I'll spit
So soft, you forgot
Your garbage in is garbage out
You don't give a shit
I won't play the fit
Get off, get on this
Your garbage in is garbage out
Saved, you're such a slave, I don't expect a name
you don't care, I wasn't witness
I can't be a part of a system such as this
Hard eyes, glow right, in my, darkness, again
With the sickness, renegade sisters, blisters
Salivate, litigate, liberate, madness, sadness
Fuck this, how long have I had this?
I don't need this, outta my business
Insert, engage, betray, my god
Fraud
Fraud
Fraud
Liberate, my madness
Liberate, my madness
I just want to
Liberate, my madness
Liberate, my madness
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