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 had to take
To see it close
But you're already there
Right next to me
But would you ever fly
Out of a place to be
You breathe in slowly
And let you hold me
I loved you so many times
When you were next to me
You weren't here in the place
I wanted you to see
This is our song
Full of silence
Sleep we knew
She wants nothing
But to wake
To find you there
But once you whisper
We fade in mourning/morning
And we look at her
And her sleeping face
Full of rest in mind
And never know my plea
This is our song
Full of silence
Sleep we knew
She wants nothing
But to wake
And find you there (you there)
To see it close
But you're already there
Right next to me
But would you ever fly
Out of a place to be
You breathe in slowly
And let you hold me
I loved you so many times
When you were next to me
You weren't here in the place
I wanted you to see
This is our song
Full of silence
Sleep we knew
She wants nothing
But to wake
To find you there
But once you whisper
We fade in mourning/morning
And we look at her
And her sleeping face
Full of rest in mind
And never know my plea
This is our song
Full of silence
Sleep we knew
She wants nothing
But to wake
And find you there (you there)
Lyrics submitted by aintnopussykat, edited by middledistancerunner
Song for a Sleeping Girl Lyrics as written by Sara E E. Lov Dustin J J O'halloran
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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