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”
Here I am
A young man
Come and get me if you can
Up in my room covered in flames
Meet me at the cinema
You can take me in your car
I'll lie in the back and stare at the planes
There's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Here I am
A young man
You can roll me in your hand
Throw me up high into the air
I wandered on
Ripped and torn
A samurai in a storm
Over the sand into the glare
Because there's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Here I am
A young man
A crashing computer program
Here is a pen
Write out my name
There's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Oh, I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
A young man
Come and get me if you can
Up in my room covered in flames
Meet me at the cinema
You can take me in your car
I'll lie in the back and stare at the planes
There's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Here I am
A young man
You can roll me in your hand
Throw me up high into the air
I wandered on
Ripped and torn
A samurai in a storm
Over the sand into the glare
Because there's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Here I am
A young man
A crashing computer program
Here is a pen
Write out my name
There's an orchestra in me
Playing endlessly
I even hear it now
Wow-oh-oh-oh
They play in the devil's key
An endless symphony
I even hear it now
And I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Oh, I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
Yes I listen to the music
Beautiful music
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