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”
Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound
of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of the memory
of what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You will know
You will know
You will know
You'll know
Now here I go again, I see
The crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me that wants to
Wrap around your dreams
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of the memory
of what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You say you want your freedom
Well who am I to keep you down?
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound
of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of the memory
of what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You will know
You will know
You will know
You'll know
Now here I go again, I see
The crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
It's only me that wants to
Wrap around your dreams
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell
Dreams of loneliness
Like a heartbeat drives you mad
In the stillness of the memory
of what you had
And what you lost
And what you had
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say, women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
Lyrics submitted by lucyb85
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