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”
Some say you've got to lose to win
Any moment now
Our luck will stumble in
And claim us at the lost and found
And help us all get our feet back on the ground
Disappearing act
I want my money back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're only one half of a disappearing act
Who pulled the rug out under us?
Maybe all the time
In the world ain't quite enough
One day you're saying "Look Ma, no hands"
Then it's "Help me Ma, I just don't understand"
Disappearing act
I want my childhood back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act
Oh and when you hear "The Saints Go Marching In"
As you're walking down your street again
No magic wand can make it stop
And as your house of cards comes crashing down
So loud it makes you turn around
Look longer
Think harder now
Some say you've got to lose to win
Any moment now
Our luck will stumble in
And claim us at the lost and found
And help us all get our feet back on the ground
Disappearing act
I want my money back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act
Any moment now
Our luck will stumble in
And claim us at the lost and found
And help us all get our feet back on the ground
Disappearing act
I want my money back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're only one half of a disappearing act
Who pulled the rug out under us?
Maybe all the time
In the world ain't quite enough
One day you're saying "Look Ma, no hands"
Then it's "Help me Ma, I just don't understand"
Disappearing act
I want my childhood back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act
Oh and when you hear "The Saints Go Marching In"
As you're walking down your street again
No magic wand can make it stop
And as your house of cards comes crashing down
So loud it makes you turn around
Look longer
Think harder now
Some say you've got to lose to win
Any moment now
Our luck will stumble in
And claim us at the lost and found
And help us all get our feet back on the ground
Disappearing act
I want my money back
Disappearing act
I wish life had warned us long ago
We're on the wrong half of a disappearing act
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