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”
Fuckin' like bunnies; breedin' like rats,
We're shittin' out the babies and I'm tellin' you that that's
Mad against the better judgement in our human history,
Take some time to think it over; it's not difficult to see:
You can wait until you're older; or you're in a better place,
Just remember there's no winner in this fucked-up human race.
I know you might be searchin' for some meaning on this earth,
(But) Don't be stabbin' nature in the back by givin' in to birth.
And you're too ugly and I'm too fat,
What kind of seed are we to spawn with genetic card like that?
(Plus) Addiction and depression is just swimmin' in my cum,
We are weak and dumb.
Fuckin' like bunnies; breedin' like rats,
We're shittin' out the babies and I'm tellin' you that that's
Mad against the better judgement in our human history,
Take some time to think it over; it's not difficult to see.
We're mostly runts and too high strung,
In nature, mother eats the young.
Who are we to breed? Put away your seed,
We can't evolve an iron-lung.
You're too ugly and I'm too phat,
What kind of seed are we to spawn with genetic card like that?
(Plus) Addiction and depression is just swimmin' in my cum,
And we are weak and dumb.
Too many people on the way,
Our world gets smaller everyday.
As quantity grows, life quality goes,
Our lives are sick and in decay.
We're shittin' out the babies and I'm tellin' you that that's
Mad against the better judgement in our human history,
Take some time to think it over; it's not difficult to see:
You can wait until you're older; or you're in a better place,
Just remember there's no winner in this fucked-up human race.
I know you might be searchin' for some meaning on this earth,
(But) Don't be stabbin' nature in the back by givin' in to birth.
And you're too ugly and I'm too fat,
What kind of seed are we to spawn with genetic card like that?
(Plus) Addiction and depression is just swimmin' in my cum,
We are weak and dumb.
Fuckin' like bunnies; breedin' like rats,
We're shittin' out the babies and I'm tellin' you that that's
Mad against the better judgement in our human history,
Take some time to think it over; it's not difficult to see.
We're mostly runts and too high strung,
In nature, mother eats the young.
Who are we to breed? Put away your seed,
We can't evolve an iron-lung.
You're too ugly and I'm too phat,
What kind of seed are we to spawn with genetic card like that?
(Plus) Addiction and depression is just swimmin' in my cum,
And we are weak and dumb.
Too many people on the way,
Our world gets smaller everyday.
As quantity grows, life quality goes,
Our lives are sick and in decay.
Lyrics submitted by skacore_dude
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anyway, this song is hilarious.