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”
They'll find it on the stairs
Politely placed it there
Been so unkind without a hint
A warning sign for them
Read my apology
Their hope of disbelief
But no denial changes things
No remedy ahead
I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong, strong, strong
I implicate no others in this crime
I'm off on a rocket ship
Prepared for something new
I'm off on a rocket ship
Ecstatic with the view
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
Will gather in my name
The morning will begin
It's all or nothing over there
It's teasing me again
I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong, strong, strong
I implicate no others in this crime
I'm off on a rocket ship
Prepared for something new
I'm off on a rocket ship
Ecstatic with the view
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
Politely placed it there
Been so unkind without a hint
A warning sign for them
Read my apology
Their hope of disbelief
But no denial changes things
No remedy ahead
I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong, strong, strong
I implicate no others in this crime
I'm off on a rocket ship
Prepared for something new
I'm off on a rocket ship
Ecstatic with the view
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
Will gather in my name
The morning will begin
It's all or nothing over there
It's teasing me again
I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong, strong, strong
I implicate no others in this crime
I'm off on a rocket ship
Prepared for something new
I'm off on a rocket ship
Ecstatic with the view
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are
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