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”
I'll quote a clever line like hope,
I'll take the final words you wrote,
To make them feel like bliss,
As always as I'll take the praise,
I have a way with making things,
Scripted like a song that makes you sting,
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
Remember when I said,
Just stay what you are,
I know you hate the feeling when I walk away,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
You can break my heart open,
And ruin my epic ending,
Your hand like a noose around my neck,
But the next time you say,
Promise me, I'll make,
One for myself to always stay (what I am)
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Remember when I said,
Just stay what you are,
I know you hate the feeling when I walk away,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
I'll take the final words you wrote,
To make them feel like bliss,
As always as I'll take the praise,
I have a way with making things,
Scripted like a song that makes you sting,
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
Remember when I said,
Just stay what you are,
I know you hate the feeling when I walk away,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
You can break my heart open,
And ruin my epic ending,
Your hand like a noose around my neck,
But the next time you say,
Promise me, I'll make,
One for myself to always stay (what I am)
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
I need you here with me,
So here's a heart to heart,
On the back of postcards sent from California,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Remember when I said,
Just stay what you are,
I know you hate the feeling when I walk away,
When I'm without you I'm not the man that I know I can be,
Because you're not here with me,
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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