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”
We flail onto morning stars
We'll offer all ourselves
We'll offer up ourselves
Just not to close our eyes
Seize onto the sun as it rises in the east
Ascend to open doors hanging heavenly
Suspended in the superlunary
Even broken you'll be bribed to stand
Words that never silence
Telling you, oh, oh
We won't last long
If this canopy crashes down
Crushing us
That's the only way to break this apart
And tell them the moon is falling down on
Don't expect this day to end
Do you see that star?
And I'll meet you there
When you read this you'll be well on your way
And please write soon
So I know that you have gotten home safe
Please don't forget me
Words that never silence
Telling you, oh, oh
We won't last long
If this canopy crashes down
Crushing us
That's the only way to break this apart
How I worked heart's molded in mâché
(words that never silence)
To some mended way of beating
(telling you we won't last long)
Before we behold them break and fold
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Crushed at the crushing in our chests
(words that never silence)
Dizzy, we'll see star's dazzle like glass shards
(telling you we won't last long)
Sparkle, shatter, violence and destroyed frames
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
And if the shattering sky will slip to sever us
We'll receive it
We will reap it
Always remember
How I worked heart's molded in mâché
(words that never silence)
To some mended way of beating
(telling you we won't last long)
Before we behold them break and fold
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Crushed at the crushing in our chests
(words that never silence)
Dizzy, we'll see star's dazzle like glass shards
(telling you we won't last long)
Sparkle, shatter, the violence and destroyed frames
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Words that never silence!
We'll offer all ourselves
We'll offer up ourselves
Just not to close our eyes
Seize onto the sun as it rises in the east
Ascend to open doors hanging heavenly
Suspended in the superlunary
Even broken you'll be bribed to stand
Words that never silence
Telling you, oh, oh
We won't last long
If this canopy crashes down
Crushing us
That's the only way to break this apart
And tell them the moon is falling down on
Don't expect this day to end
Do you see that star?
And I'll meet you there
When you read this you'll be well on your way
And please write soon
So I know that you have gotten home safe
Please don't forget me
Words that never silence
Telling you, oh, oh
We won't last long
If this canopy crashes down
Crushing us
That's the only way to break this apart
How I worked heart's molded in mâché
(words that never silence)
To some mended way of beating
(telling you we won't last long)
Before we behold them break and fold
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Crushed at the crushing in our chests
(words that never silence)
Dizzy, we'll see star's dazzle like glass shards
(telling you we won't last long)
Sparkle, shatter, violence and destroyed frames
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
And if the shattering sky will slip to sever us
We'll receive it
We will reap it
Always remember
How I worked heart's molded in mâché
(words that never silence)
To some mended way of beating
(telling you we won't last long)
Before we behold them break and fold
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Crushed at the crushing in our chests
(words that never silence)
Dizzy, we'll see star's dazzle like glass shards
(telling you we won't last long)
Sparkle, shatter, the violence and destroyed frames
Painting pictures that will never fade
(they paint both my sails; never)
Still they crack (never!)
Words that never silence!
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