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”
Crazy Mary's a slow girl who looks up to no one
Would do anything for a cold one
Wishes she could find her way home
Got the look on her face
And her stare's like a ray gun
As we walked by everything and
I wished there's something I could do for her
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
She watches the world pass her by like a freight train
And they all call her the same names
Laughing as they point and stare at her
So she cries out to god up in heaven
Been praying since she was eleven
For him to send someone to meet her there
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to she'll
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
And no one knows the thoughts and the dreams and ideas
That she's got and contains inside
She's so broken apart
And her hearts is still looking for somewhere to feel alright
And no one knows the thoughts and the dreams and ideas
That she's got and contains inside
She's so broken apart
And her hearts is still looking for somewhere to feel alright
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to she'll
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
Would do anything for a cold one
Wishes she could find her way home
Got the look on her face
And her stare's like a ray gun
As we walked by everything and
I wished there's something I could do for her
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
She watches the world pass her by like a freight train
And they all call her the same names
Laughing as they point and stare at her
So she cries out to god up in heaven
Been praying since she was eleven
For him to send someone to meet her there
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to she'll
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
And no one knows the thoughts and the dreams and ideas
That she's got and contains inside
She's so broken apart
And her hearts is still looking for somewhere to feel alright
And no one knows the thoughts and the dreams and ideas
That she's got and contains inside
She's so broken apart
And her hearts is still looking for somewhere to feel alright
May be If I
Took a little time to talk
Then she'd heal a little if she wants to
She can run but let's teach her
How to walk away now
I'll shake a little if she wants to she'll
Laugh a little if she needs to
There's a key to the door that she's hiding behind
Lyrics submitted by OpiSccr565
Crazy Mary Lyrics as written by Walker Smith
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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