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”
Leave your mark under my skin
Oh my, how strong you are
And feast your eyes on my disdain
And hope this one won't scar
I will never belong to you again
I will never belong to you
Push if you still need my pain
'Cause I will never tell
And scream if you still hate my name
'Cause I'll be where I fell
Come sit close to me
Let me feel your breath
Come sit close to me
Hands around my neck
Come sit close to me
Let me feel your breath
Come sit close to me
Close to me
I will never belong to you again
I will never belong to you
And if I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
And if I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
Push it in 'til it breaks
If it bleeds I'll be okay
If I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
Oh my, how strong you are
And feast your eyes on my disdain
And hope this one won't scar
I will never belong to you again
I will never belong to you
Push if you still need my pain
'Cause I will never tell
And scream if you still hate my name
'Cause I'll be where I fell
Come sit close to me
Let me feel your breath
Come sit close to me
Hands around my neck
Come sit close to me
Let me feel your breath
Come sit close to me
Close to me
I will never belong to you again
I will never belong to you
And if I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
And if I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
Push it in 'til it breaks
If it bleeds I'll be okay
If I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I decide that I am alive then I'm diseased and ungrateful
If I confide that I am a liar then I'm diseased and ungrateful
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
Come sit close to me
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Your absolutely correct, that's what the song is about. Shaun said at rollingstone.com that the song was about a girl, who's a friend of his, and she used to get the Hell beat out of her by her man, and so, he wrote it as if he were confronting the guy himself. MaggieMichelle