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”
They won't want you for who you are
So you should step outside your skin
Something tells me that we were ment to be
But how can that be?
You run on evil, I run on fumes and stale air
When she came out, she brought her anger
She left her sympathy behind the walls she built for me
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the promise
I want you for who you are
So you can stay inside your skin
Oh, something tells me love isn't enough
But how can that be?
You're not so evil, I'm not so good, crazy or mean
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the threat
She's so dramatic, she says, "I'm Leaving"
Is that a promise or a threat?
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the one you want
I am the voice you'll never get
I am the one I am the promise and the threat
So you should step outside your skin
Something tells me that we were ment to be
But how can that be?
You run on evil, I run on fumes and stale air
When she came out, she brought her anger
She left her sympathy behind the walls she built for me
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the promise
I want you for who you are
So you can stay inside your skin
Oh, something tells me love isn't enough
But how can that be?
You're not so evil, I'm not so good, crazy or mean
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the threat
She's so dramatic, she says, "I'm Leaving"
Is that a promise or a threat?
So we start spinning
You wouldn't want to let us go easy
Or you just might become too weak to stop spinning
You wouldn't want to let him down easy
Or he just might become the one you want
I am the voice you'll never get
I am the one I am the promise and the threat
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darkxoleander' s comment is like an exakt discription of my life right now.. thats just scary think this is a great song btw! =)