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”
My paper cat
Has covered my skin
In chews
My basement home
Has made me as cold
As ice
So meow meow ?
Meow meow meow miha
Meow meow meow
My island home
Is gonna be mine
Quite soon
Your concrete nest
Is spewing that filth
Again
So walk in, shivering
Paws dried up
From wandering
Meow meow meow meow
My glass-eyed pet
Is purring while blind
I'm blind
That sweet old man
Is gonna be your
Best friend
So wash your paws
Alley cat
Once you're dead
You can't come back
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Has covered my skin
In chews
My basement home
Has made me as cold
As ice
So meow meow ?
Meow meow meow miha
Meow meow meow
My island home
Is gonna be mine
Quite soon
Your concrete nest
Is spewing that filth
Again
So walk in, shivering
Paws dried up
From wandering
Meow meow meow meow
My glass-eyed pet
Is purring while blind
I'm blind
That sweet old man
Is gonna be your
Best friend
So wash your paws
Alley cat
Once you're dead
You can't come back
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Lyrics submitted by amplifiedmouse, edited by Ekdikos, alcool91, Greenherbaltea, drmsoffall, 2dplox, LizzieMac
Skeleton Key Lyrics as written by Richard Charles Edwards
Lyrics © TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC
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