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”
Carousels make laps each night
Like drunks we spin until we're sick
Creepy clowns from one horse towns
Can make their livings on a trick
Night covers all our tracks
To break some fragile backs
So we tell some lies and then we hide from light
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadows kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
Candy lips that taste too sweet
Were sour in the summer heat
As the night fell I heard church bells
Say it's time to leave
Out on the town we went to carry out missions
Neither you or I would ever know sunlight
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadow's kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
In the nightlight, we still shine bright (x4)
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadow's kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
Like drunks we spin until we're sick
Creepy clowns from one horse towns
Can make their livings on a trick
Night covers all our tracks
To break some fragile backs
So we tell some lies and then we hide from light
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadows kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
Candy lips that taste too sweet
Were sour in the summer heat
As the night fell I heard church bells
Say it's time to leave
Out on the town we went to carry out missions
Neither you or I would ever know sunlight
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadow's kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
In the nightlight, we still shine bright (x4)
One night I fell asleep
I woke up on that sunny street
At first I thought I couldn't
But now I see
That the shadow's kept me hidden
From the light that calls my name
All the creatures stood above me
Now I'm crawling towards the sun
Lyrics submitted by tjwells
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