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've wasted time following the rules and
Staying in the lines of what I thought was living
And I've found myself standing at the edge
And proudly turned away thinking I was winning
But tell me fear what have I gained from listening to your lies
Let me be, just this once I wanna feel the fire inside
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Now that future is the past and
Everything I feared turned to beauty
And all the pain that led me here, turns out
It was a gift sent to heal me
So tell me fear what have I gained from listening to your lies
Let me be, from now on I wanna feel the fire inside
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Open up your eyes
Breathe it in
Let it fill you
Take your breath away
Light the night sky
Within you
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Staying in the lines of what I thought was living
And I've found myself standing at the edge
And proudly turned away thinking I was winning
But tell me fear what have I gained from listening to your lies
Let me be, just this once I wanna feel the fire inside
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Now that future is the past and
Everything I feared turned to beauty
And all the pain that led me here, turns out
It was a gift sent to heal me
So tell me fear what have I gained from listening to your lies
Let me be, from now on I wanna feel the fire inside
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Open up your eyes
Breathe it in
Let it fill you
Take your breath away
Light the night sky
Within you
I don't wanna go back to the way that it was before this
Life in technicolor
Lyrics submitted by charcoalsketch, edited by Ekdikos, alcool91
Technicolor (Open Up Your Eyes) Lyrics as written by Margot Osborne
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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