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”
There's still some of you
Still here with me
Don't make a sound
Just let me be
Not brown and not green
So endless they seem
I'm so paralyzed
You know what I mean
More than a picture
To satisfy
More than a picture
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
I write you a letter, every day
I cant wait to hear, What you will say
Patiently waiting
Is so frustrating
I sleep in my bed
With mountains of sheets
The whole time pretending
But I cant make-believe
I need more than a picture
To satisfy
More than a picture
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
And Being away
Is taking its toll
But I'm not giving in
Not letting it show
Ill stay in my room
Writing to you
And ill be dreaming about
Your eyes
About Your eyes
About Your eyes
About your eyes
I write you a letter
Every day
I cant wait to hear
What you will say
Still here with me
Don't make a sound
Just let me be
Not brown and not green
So endless they seem
I'm so paralyzed
You know what I mean
More than a picture
To satisfy
More than a picture
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
I write you a letter, every day
I cant wait to hear, What you will say
Patiently waiting
Is so frustrating
I sleep in my bed
With mountains of sheets
The whole time pretending
But I cant make-believe
I need more than a picture
To satisfy
More than a picture
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
To see your eyes
And Being away
Is taking its toll
But I'm not giving in
Not letting it show
Ill stay in my room
Writing to you
And ill be dreaming about
Your eyes
About Your eyes
About Your eyes
About your eyes
I write you a letter
Every day
I cant wait to hear
What you will say
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I cant belive no one has commented on this!! this is such a beautiful song i just heard it on myspace and fell in love with it well anyways as to the song meaning:
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