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”
The curtain
Is open
A head to
Put dope in
Now we will
Come clean it
The future
We've seen it
No, no, I know, I said, no, no
It's like a dream
That falls away
Into the night
Where we can play
I'm on a train
One happy day
Two eyes for sight
Three times I pray
Ooh
Soda pop
We've got to set up shop
And when the weather comes
We've got a pressure drop
We don't know
But everyday I go
To see what I can bring
Into a cameo
Oh oh oh no
We believe
We believe
Climb a tree (we believe)
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
The mission
The method
The downfall
Arrested
'Cause it's not
The first time
Nor is it
The worst time
No no oh no
To see the bird
Without a care
For in a word
It's nice out there
In a tree
My mama bear
Will be all right
With proper care
Hey hey hey do
Boomerang
Into a bigger bang
A little cry of love
Because they cannot sing
Cherokee
What did the pharaoh see
Another time and space
Another place to be
We believe
We beieve
We believe
We believe
Climb a tree
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
Climb a tree
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
The motive
The measure
The purpose
The pleasure
The risk is
It worth it
The disc is
It perfect
I found you
Amongst them
The flower
With young stem
Disparage
The broken
The marriage
Alopin'
Is open
A head to
Put dope in
Now we will
Come clean it
The future
We've seen it
No, no, I know, I said, no, no
It's like a dream
That falls away
Into the night
Where we can play
I'm on a train
One happy day
Two eyes for sight
Three times I pray
Ooh
Soda pop
We've got to set up shop
And when the weather comes
We've got a pressure drop
We don't know
But everyday I go
To see what I can bring
Into a cameo
Oh oh oh no
We believe
We believe
Climb a tree (we believe)
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
The mission
The method
The downfall
Arrested
'Cause it's not
The first time
Nor is it
The worst time
No no oh no
To see the bird
Without a care
For in a word
It's nice out there
In a tree
My mama bear
Will be all right
With proper care
Hey hey hey do
Boomerang
Into a bigger bang
A little cry of love
Because they cannot sing
Cherokee
What did the pharaoh see
Another time and space
Another place to be
We believe
We beieve
We believe
We believe
Climb a tree
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
Climb a tree
For monkey business
Write a check out to forgiveness
All the world on half an acre
Pushing dirt into a Quaker
The motive
The measure
The purpose
The pleasure
The risk is
It worth it
The disc is
It perfect
I found you
Amongst them
The flower
With young stem
Disparage
The broken
The marriage
Alopin'
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