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”
I awake tonight in a cold sweat
Feels like I'm in bed with a silhouette
Memories come racing back to me
But I don't want to think of how we used to be
And you can't make me...
When the fire's starting and the embers burn
You were only lying to save yourself from the hurt
I wish I could just pretend
I wish I could start this over again
But we can't and you wouldn't
So leave me buried
When the rain starts pouring and the tears fall down
All that's left is longing and you're not as strong
Cuz it hurts so much more than you thought it could
We were only lying to save ourselves from the hurt
Didn't think this would happen to me, but it did
And now I'm drowning in a sea of "what-could've-beens"
And its all I can do to think to myself:
"I don't miss you at all now..." but who am I kidding?
You burn me, you burn me...
So when darkness comes and you're all alone
And the flames die down now and you're getting cold
All that's left is memory and the pain is gone
I can finally stop calling and it's time for me to move on.
Feels like I'm in bed with a silhouette
Memories come racing back to me
But I don't want to think of how we used to be
And you can't make me...
When the fire's starting and the embers burn
You were only lying to save yourself from the hurt
I wish I could just pretend
I wish I could start this over again
But we can't and you wouldn't
So leave me buried
When the rain starts pouring and the tears fall down
All that's left is longing and you're not as strong
Cuz it hurts so much more than you thought it could
We were only lying to save ourselves from the hurt
Didn't think this would happen to me, but it did
And now I'm drowning in a sea of "what-could've-beens"
And its all I can do to think to myself:
"I don't miss you at all now..." but who am I kidding?
You burn me, you burn me...
So when darkness comes and you're all alone
And the flames die down now and you're getting cold
All that's left is memory and the pain is gone
I can finally stop calling and it's time for me to move on.
Lyrics submitted by thecrowing83
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