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”
All these crazy mixed up lies
They're floating all around
Making these assumptions brings me down
And you get tight-lipped, how do I know what you think?
Is it something I said when I lost my mind?
Temper too quick, makes me blind
I apologize
Said I'm sorry, now it's your turn,
Can you look me in the eyes and apologize?
So now we sit around staring at the walls
We don't do anything at all
Take out the garbage, maybe, but the dishes don't get done
They're floating all around
Making these assumptions brings me down
And you get tight-lipped, how do I know what you think?
Is it something I said when I lost my mind?
Temper too quick, makes me blind
I apologize
Said I'm sorry, now it's your turn,
Can you look me in the eyes and apologize?
So now we sit around staring at the walls
We don't do anything at all
Take out the garbage, maybe, but the dishes don't get done
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All these crazy mixed up lies They're floating all around Making these assumptions brings me down And you get tight-lipped, how do I know what you think?
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Is it something I said when I lost my mind? Temper too quick, makes me blind
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Said I'm sorry, now it's your turn, Can you look me in the eyes and apologize?
The author has made an apology. But he waits for a similar response. Once again, the lover is quiet and doesn't acknowledge the apology nor does he offer any wrong-doing on his own part.
So now we sit around staring at the walls We don't do anything at all Take out the garbage, maybe, but the dishes don't get done
This is the response. Situation normal. Some day to day chores continue, others do not. It is as if the apology went on deaf ears. The introverted lover just continues as he always has.
Basically, well I think, the song is apparently about someone apologizing to someone and expecting an apology back, and the "speaker" is waiting for this apology..hence "so now we sit around staring at the walls"... and also this line is showing the akwardness while expecting an apology.. That is my opionion, but then again alot of songs have double meanings.