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”
And I want my pain back
And I want the world to see
There’s nothing you can choose
Nothing you can lose
Except your free will to be
Better off as a stable boy
You’re better off as a picture on the wall
You're better off believing,
You’re a ghost
Than believing you can think at all
this may sound confused
But it feels good to me
It may be a lie
But I’m tired
And I’m right about ready to show no soul, no no
Rain, Rain for a while
Oh No,rain, rain for a while
'cause on your front porch is a letter from me
Revealing my own hell
So I change when the time is right
The right time's always few and far below
The right time is always wondering where to go, what to show, what to write about
And the world is on fire
and Baby it's too good
I should not control my way to be
it’s plain to see, I'm gonna be
'Cause I’m right about ready to show no soul
No, No, Rain, Rain for a while
Oh, No rain for a while
Rain
Rain
Because on your front porch is a letter from
And the world is a girl in a beauty form
And a race is a play where it's singled out
So believe in yourself
Don’t wait for ground to break
dont Wait for ground
It's ok to feel alone
It's ok to feel not strong
Once in awhile
Because I keep telling myself what to feel
I play make believe until it's real
Oh most of the time
Because time was never too friendly to me
Somehow change just avoided to greet me
No completely
And so when reality's taken its toll
Just pretend that youre not in control
Oh complacency
And so know
It's okay feel alone
It's okay to feel not strong
Oh once in a while
And I want the world to see
There’s nothing you can choose
Nothing you can lose
Except your free will to be
Better off as a stable boy
You’re better off as a picture on the wall
You're better off believing,
You’re a ghost
Than believing you can think at all
this may sound confused
But it feels good to me
It may be a lie
But I’m tired
And I’m right about ready to show no soul, no no
Rain, Rain for a while
Oh No,rain, rain for a while
'cause on your front porch is a letter from me
Revealing my own hell
So I change when the time is right
The right time's always few and far below
The right time is always wondering where to go, what to show, what to write about
And the world is on fire
and Baby it's too good
I should not control my way to be
it’s plain to see, I'm gonna be
'Cause I’m right about ready to show no soul
No, No, Rain, Rain for a while
Oh, No rain for a while
Rain
Rain
Because on your front porch is a letter from
And the world is a girl in a beauty form
And a race is a play where it's singled out
So believe in yourself
Don’t wait for ground to break
dont Wait for ground
It's ok to feel alone
It's ok to feel not strong
Once in awhile
Because I keep telling myself what to feel
I play make believe until it's real
Oh most of the time
Because time was never too friendly to me
Somehow change just avoided to greet me
No completely
And so when reality's taken its toll
Just pretend that youre not in control
Oh complacency
And so know
It's okay feel alone
It's okay to feel not strong
Oh once in a while
Lyrics submitted by Tribabe2007
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I agree with the last comment. I believe this song is about how he started giving up on himself and wanted to kill himself, but decided against it because he decided that life was hard for many people, and if he gave up it would give others the right to give up aswell.
the lyrics:
"It may be a lie But I�m tired And I�m right about ready to show no soul, no no"
should be changed to:
"I may be alive But I�m tired And I�m right about ready to shout no so, no no"
which changes the discussion about suicide vs. cynicism and in a way i think its both. But if you listen, the musical changes mirror the lyrical changes (ie. minor to major = hopeless to hopeful or at least acceptance of ones humanity). The speaker seems to come full circle of acceptance of the loss of control. powerful song :D