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”
Hey little razor, baby!
Dreamin’ little acid daydreams!
Dream another dream for me now, baby!
Burn under the tarpit of your clarity.
Because the sea is a vast waste of analogies.
And the blimp is full of effigies and refugees.
Are you gonna drive us onto the back of lions.
Or feed us to the poor?
Yeah, this light beam is shredding paper thin hearts…
Like they were caught and tethered to the boars.
Come on, let’s ride this beast to the promised land.
Where the lightning bolts burn villages like quicksand bags.
Where those beasts are…
Full of fire, tar, and napalm scars…
Rearing down the street like falling stars!
The sun is coming closer every single second…
Rays of light are beaming down shattered faces!
Hey little razor, baby!
Dreamin’ little makeshift daydreams!
Dream another nightmare for us now, baby!
Tie us up and strangle our luck now, baby!
Carry us until your back is frail and tattered.
Like a blood soaked flag that’s been battered…
Toss your lungs into the forest of fate…
We won’t stand around until it’s too late.
Are you gonna take us for a ride thru tarpit jungles?
Or drown us down the throat of eagle mothers.
Those light beams are shredding up the neon sky.
Street signs are beginning to look like tie-dye.
Where those beasts are…
Full of fire, tar, and napalm scars…
Rearing down the street like falling stars!
The sun is coming closer every single second…
Rays of light are beaming down shattered faces!
Dreamin’ little acid daydreams!
Dream another dream for me now, baby!
Burn under the tarpit of your clarity.
Because the sea is a vast waste of analogies.
And the blimp is full of effigies and refugees.
Are you gonna drive us onto the back of lions.
Or feed us to the poor?
Yeah, this light beam is shredding paper thin hearts…
Like they were caught and tethered to the boars.
Come on, let’s ride this beast to the promised land.
Where the lightning bolts burn villages like quicksand bags.
Where those beasts are…
Full of fire, tar, and napalm scars…
Rearing down the street like falling stars!
The sun is coming closer every single second…
Rays of light are beaming down shattered faces!
Hey little razor, baby!
Dreamin’ little makeshift daydreams!
Dream another nightmare for us now, baby!
Tie us up and strangle our luck now, baby!
Carry us until your back is frail and tattered.
Like a blood soaked flag that’s been battered…
Toss your lungs into the forest of fate…
We won’t stand around until it’s too late.
Are you gonna take us for a ride thru tarpit jungles?
Or drown us down the throat of eagle mothers.
Those light beams are shredding up the neon sky.
Street signs are beginning to look like tie-dye.
Where those beasts are…
Full of fire, tar, and napalm scars…
Rearing down the street like falling stars!
The sun is coming closer every single second…
Rays of light are beaming down shattered faces!
Lyrics submitted by LPSpunk
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