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”
My time is empty
And I want, I want to break free
Their minds, your minds are always closed
But your mouths, your mouths are always open
You see, you can see, you see the numbers [Repeat: x4]
Where I'm from
Is not who, who I am
But now I'm facing some questions
And they're not, not quite what I want
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show, show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Oh welcome to the north
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show, show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Oh welcome to the north
I don't want this
When I come home
It's where I'm from
Yeah it's where I'm from
Yeah it's where I was born
Yeah it's where I'm from
You see, you see the numbers
You see, you see the numbers
You see, you see the numbers
And I want, I want to break free
Their minds, your minds are always closed
But your mouths, your mouths are always open
You see, you can see, you see the numbers [Repeat: x4]
Where I'm from
Is not who, who I am
But now I'm facing some questions
And they're not, not quite what I want
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show, show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Oh welcome to the north
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show, show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Show me the knuckles baby
You know the numbers
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Welcome to the north
Oh welcome to the north
I don't want this
When I come home
It's where I'm from
Yeah it's where I'm from
Yeah it's where I was born
Yeah it's where I'm from
You see, you see the numbers
You see, you see the numbers
You see, you see the numbers
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Well said skalra63
As for the song I love it, I still can't decide whether he's defending the north, or saying that he doesn't like it anymore.
I think it's more of a criticism, personally. That us Northerners tend to be more conservative ie close-minded, loud-mouthed idiots (it's probably just because they know more Northerners, growing up in Leeds) and have deduced the majority as just that; but in actual fact, it's really not restricted to the North at all. <br /> <br /> "You know the numbers" to me, means the population size of these idiots, as in, "you know the amount". I reckon the "show me your knuckles" line is about aggression on the part of these close-minded thugs, certainly when they're criticised, as The Music are doing here. <br /> <br /> So yeah, I think it's more of an attack on the chav culture that's swept over Britain.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />