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”
Trembling knees. I always dream about a deadly earthquake
That shakes the state. Smoke and flames always make it oh
So hard to speak and see. I can't escape. Wait for me.
I'm so afraid, but you always seem so secure, and oh so sure.
I'm so sorry, but everything I keep close to me runs away.
It's such a shame. I'll hide amongst the trees, and breathe so quietly until the sun comes out.
Until the morning comes. So many things scare me,
Like when shadows dance amongst the trees.
I've got the skin and bones to stand and say so many
Things to you. Oh but I lack the guts to hold my weight and
Keep my blood so calm.
Trembling knees. I always dream about a deadly earthquake
That shakes the state. Smoke and flames always make it oh
So hard to speak and see. I can't escape.
I'll hide amongst the trees, and breathe so quietly until the sun comes out.
Until the morning comes. So many things scare me,
Like when shadows dance amongst the trees.
And when the ground all breaks, I'll just run away.
I'm sorry I still haven't changed.
I'll trade my veins for your nerves.
Maybe then I'll stay strong.
That shakes the state. Smoke and flames always make it oh
So hard to speak and see. I can't escape. Wait for me.
I'm so afraid, but you always seem so secure, and oh so sure.
I'm so sorry, but everything I keep close to me runs away.
It's such a shame. I'll hide amongst the trees, and breathe so quietly until the sun comes out.
Until the morning comes. So many things scare me,
Like when shadows dance amongst the trees.
I've got the skin and bones to stand and say so many
Things to you. Oh but I lack the guts to hold my weight and
Keep my blood so calm.
Trembling knees. I always dream about a deadly earthquake
That shakes the state. Smoke and flames always make it oh
So hard to speak and see. I can't escape.
I'll hide amongst the trees, and breathe so quietly until the sun comes out.
Until the morning comes. So many things scare me,
Like when shadows dance amongst the trees.
And when the ground all breaks, I'll just run away.
I'm sorry I still haven't changed.
I'll trade my veins for your nerves.
Maybe then I'll stay strong.
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maybe i'm just interpreting this wrong because of the way im feeling right now
i think this song is about a person who's pessimistic about love. their significant other cares alot about them but they're afraid to let them because they're scared of getting hurt("Wait for me/I’m so afraid/But you always seem so secure/And oh so sure"). they've probably been hurt alot of times before ("But everything I keep close to me runs away/It’s such a shame").
that's just my perspective. and itf thats not what it means, then oh well. it means how i feel right now, hah.