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”
I've been meaning to ask you how life looks from the nose bleed seats,
and to ask you how it feels to bleed
Your life's a waste and the way that I'll ask it will have revenge woven throughout,
but will be masked with the concern that a friend would bring
You're so incomplete
Hold a mirror to show just what you've become and read your diary to figure out where things went wrong
I don't think I'll ever understand,
how a cowardly cat can call himself a man
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
I've been meaning to harm you in the best way that I see fit. I'm not sure if this did the trick,
but I think It did
Hold a mirror to show just what you've become and read your eulogy to figure out where things went wrong
I hope one day you understand that a girl on your arm won't make you a man
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
Keep walking down your shallow lonely road
It's dark and cold and it's yours and yours alone
If you dig too deep are you scared you'll find something?
Spoonfuls of shit will surely add up. Inside you're begging for a cure for your disease
You're life's a crime scene and it won't help to blame it all on me
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
and to ask you how it feels to bleed
Your life's a waste and the way that I'll ask it will have revenge woven throughout,
but will be masked with the concern that a friend would bring
You're so incomplete
Hold a mirror to show just what you've become and read your diary to figure out where things went wrong
I don't think I'll ever understand,
how a cowardly cat can call himself a man
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
I've been meaning to harm you in the best way that I see fit. I'm not sure if this did the trick,
but I think It did
Hold a mirror to show just what you've become and read your eulogy to figure out where things went wrong
I hope one day you understand that a girl on your arm won't make you a man
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
Keep walking down your shallow lonely road
It's dark and cold and it's yours and yours alone
If you dig too deep are you scared you'll find something?
Spoonfuls of shit will surely add up. Inside you're begging for a cure for your disease
You're life's a crime scene and it won't help to blame it all on me
You're all show and it's getting old
As for the rest of us,
we'll do fine with what we have,
making the best of what is left
And you're a naysayer who will never know what it's like to really have half a life
Lyrics submitted by Ocean Soul
Half a Life Lyrics as written by Jack A O'shea Anthony S Raneri
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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