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”
Seagulls on posts
Perched on a bridge
That stretches farther than most
Something reminds me
How I think of you now
When I'm alone
But loneliness hides
Within all the craziness
I need to survive
Despite the retracing
Of a past I can't find
In words I write
And now as I recall them
The parts I wish I had forgotten
If only I could draw them
Be sure it wouldn't be
The way it is now
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there?
Walking through town
Little surprises me
I look to the ground
This place holds nothing for me
Still I hold on
To what I feel
And strangers come to greet me
They only mean the best for me
I keep them at a distance
It's not the time for me
To let them inside
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there?
Windows glowing
While chimes unknowingly move
But stop before they start to sound
Echoes forming
From words returning again
I wish I could do something
I'll do what I can
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there
Have you noticed there's a presence everywhere
Can you hear me out there?
Perched on a bridge
That stretches farther than most
Something reminds me
How I think of you now
When I'm alone
But loneliness hides
Within all the craziness
I need to survive
Despite the retracing
Of a past I can't find
In words I write
And now as I recall them
The parts I wish I had forgotten
If only I could draw them
Be sure it wouldn't be
The way it is now
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there?
Walking through town
Little surprises me
I look to the ground
This place holds nothing for me
Still I hold on
To what I feel
And strangers come to greet me
They only mean the best for me
I keep them at a distance
It's not the time for me
To let them inside
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there?
Windows glowing
While chimes unknowingly move
But stop before they start to sound
Echoes forming
From words returning again
I wish I could do something
I'll do what I can
Can you hear me out there
Have you noticed there's a presence in the air
How's it feel to be there
Have you noticed there's a presence everywhere
Can you hear me out there?
Lyrics submitted by pnkseashel
There Lyrics as written by Michael Lancaster Keith Mcivor
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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