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”
“This can’t be right.”, she said, as she crossed her arms and shook her head,
As they were standing at the gate
I noticed her when she looked my way to check the time Then I heard him say, “Listen , I’m already late.”
The conversation dangled there I could feel the tension in the air
As their heads hung towards the ground Their silence broken by their sighs
They kissed and said their last goodbyes She hoped he’d turn around
He turned and gave her one last look Then her forced smile fell
Her face read like a book
And I could tell
She was the loneliest girl at D.I.A.
Her lips they trembled as she fought her tears away
Loneliest girl at D.I.A.
I wanted to comfort you but what could a stranger say ?
What could a stranger say ?
Her tears mixed with the bitter breeze and brought the distant memories of not so long ago
When I was woeful and bereaved
When I was struggling just to breath Treading through the midnight snow
I wondered if I’d be the same
If I’d evoke the strength to tame
A pain I’d never known
If I’d regain my sense of self
Now I’ve the knowledge and the wealth The seeds of time have sewn
I turned and gave her one last look
I wish I’d wished her well
Her face read like a book
And I could tell
She was the loneliest girl at D.I.A.
Her lips they trembled as she fought her tears away
Loneliest girl at D.I.A.
I wanted to comfort you but what could a stranger say ?
What could a stranger say ?
As they were standing at the gate
I noticed her when she looked my way to check the time Then I heard him say, “Listen , I’m already late.”
The conversation dangled there I could feel the tension in the air
As their heads hung towards the ground Their silence broken by their sighs
They kissed and said their last goodbyes She hoped he’d turn around
He turned and gave her one last look Then her forced smile fell
Her face read like a book
And I could tell
She was the loneliest girl at D.I.A.
Her lips they trembled as she fought her tears away
Loneliest girl at D.I.A.
I wanted to comfort you but what could a stranger say ?
What could a stranger say ?
Her tears mixed with the bitter breeze and brought the distant memories of not so long ago
When I was woeful and bereaved
When I was struggling just to breath Treading through the midnight snow
I wondered if I’d be the same
If I’d evoke the strength to tame
A pain I’d never known
If I’d regain my sense of self
Now I’ve the knowledge and the wealth The seeds of time have sewn
I turned and gave her one last look
I wish I’d wished her well
Her face read like a book
And I could tell
She was the loneliest girl at D.I.A.
Her lips they trembled as she fought her tears away
Loneliest girl at D.I.A.
I wanted to comfort you but what could a stranger say ?
What could a stranger say ?
Lyrics submitted by bluwaterboy, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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