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”
She calls from Paris to see if I'm okay
I get post cards of monuments everywhere she stays
I'm breathing into everything
I'm following every moment in time
Hanging on the words like life line
I'm reaching out
to touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying out every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
Call me Orion, Jupiter, Gemini
On the wall we are orbiting like satellites
In the corner of my eye
Falling into atmosphere
Breathing in every moment in time
Burning in to stardust in our prime
I'm reaching out
to touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying out every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
And once again we've got a shot at another rendition
But in the end you're just assuming the same old position
The attraction's only gravity
pulling me into this
It's tugging at my certainty
And clenching my right fist
Seconds fade to light years in me
Taking in every moment in time
Counting constellations in my mind
I'm reaching out
o touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying now every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly, but
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
she hung the moon
she hung the moon
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah
nah
she hung the moon
I get post cards of monuments everywhere she stays
I'm breathing into everything
I'm following every moment in time
Hanging on the words like life line
I'm reaching out
to touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying out every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
Call me Orion, Jupiter, Gemini
On the wall we are orbiting like satellites
In the corner of my eye
Falling into atmosphere
Breathing in every moment in time
Burning in to stardust in our prime
I'm reaching out
to touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying out every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
And once again we've got a shot at another rendition
But in the end you're just assuming the same old position
The attraction's only gravity
pulling me into this
It's tugging at my certainty
And clenching my right fist
Seconds fade to light years in me
Taking in every moment in time
Counting constellations in my mind
I'm reaching out
o touch the night before it's gone
Before the sun begs for mercy
in the presence of the dawn
I'm trying now every corner of this room
and I was simply heavenly, but
She hung the moon
ooh, she hung the moon
she hung the moon
she hung the moon
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah
nah
she hung the moon
Lyrics submitted by onyx_satin
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