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”
Verse:
You had to come was your mind open wide
Cause maybe I could sneak inside and rest a while
The train to Brooklyn, a sort of smile
That snakes through blocks with happier people whizzing by
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
Verse:
Scenery floodlight, ghosts of you I see
The more I shake them off, the more they take hold of me
You got your crushes, and there's no hope in sight
The speakers pound you're coming through so come inside!
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
Verse:
Your notes came to me, floating on a sea
Of fantasies that visit me more frequently
The train to Brooklyn won't carry you this time
Why do we spend our lives just getting by?
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows won't you be my guide
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
You had to come was your mind open wide
Cause maybe I could sneak inside and rest a while
The train to Brooklyn, a sort of smile
That snakes through blocks with happier people whizzing by
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
Verse:
Scenery floodlight, ghosts of you I see
The more I shake them off, the more they take hold of me
You got your crushes, and there's no hope in sight
The speakers pound you're coming through so come inside!
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
Verse:
Your notes came to me, floating on a sea
Of fantasies that visit me more frequently
The train to Brooklyn won't carry you this time
Why do we spend our lives just getting by?
Chorus:
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows you can be the light
Wounded let me try
Take me out tonight
The page has shadows won't you be my guide
Wounded let me try
Well you're sad
But you still look so fine
Lyrics submitted by david_mortimer
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