This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
You don't care about impossible,
Something I wish I could learn from you,
Write me down as the best idea you had,
Watch the fire fly,
Cause I stole match tonight,
When you held me tight for this moment in time,
Pull these words out from my lips,
Keep them safe,
Just remember that we wrote,
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (there's a secret and a time)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
Watch as the ground turns as dark as the shadows cast on them,
And I disappear,
How are you perfect when I'm just wasting time?
Just enclosed inside, and I'm waiting for the phone,
When you held me tight with a sense in your eyes,
When I'm with you things are right,
I'll keep you safe,
Just remember that we wrote,
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (and everything could fall tonight)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
Stars are never out of reach for you, just reach (just reach)
Hold out your hand and touch the sky, just reach (just reach)
Just reach, tonight...
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (and everything could fall tonight)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
If the sky should fall tonight,
I will be here at your side,
If you fall tonight, I'm here,
Something I wish I could learn from you,
Write me down as the best idea you had,
Watch the fire fly,
Cause I stole match tonight,
When you held me tight for this moment in time,
Pull these words out from my lips,
Keep them safe,
Just remember that we wrote,
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (there's a secret and a time)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
Watch as the ground turns as dark as the shadows cast on them,
And I disappear,
How are you perfect when I'm just wasting time?
Just enclosed inside, and I'm waiting for the phone,
When you held me tight with a sense in your eyes,
When I'm with you things are right,
I'll keep you safe,
Just remember that we wrote,
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (and everything could fall tonight)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
Stars are never out of reach for you, just reach (just reach)
Hold out your hand and touch the sky, just reach (just reach)
Just reach, tonight...
There's a hope,
There's a light,
And I see it in your eyes,
And I hope you can see it in mine (and everything could fall tonight)
There's a chance,
And a time,
That the sky could fall tonight,
And I will be here at your side,
If the sky should fall tonight,
I will be here at your side,
If you fall tonight, I'm here,
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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Yea, i think its about hopes to. I think that its this guy, who hopes this girl likes him, and that he thinks she kind of likes him too because of a certain event taht kind of triggered thos feelings. I think that "There's a hope, There's a light, And I see it in your eyes, And I hope you can see it in mine (and everything could fall tonight)"
is saying taht he believes there's a chance even though it seems impossible. and "There's a chance, And a time, That the sky could fall tonight, And I will be here at your side,"
the sky falling represents the possibility that they could be together. The sky can't fall and it seems impossible for him getting with the girl, but he still believes that there's still a cahnce that the sky could fall or that he could get with the girl.
if you can't understand, sorry, but its complicated to explain.