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”
{Verse 1}
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He says he has a girl in Chelsea
He wants so much
{Verse 2}
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He says he's insecure about
What he feels and what he wants
What he feels and what he wants
{Chorus}
But every time he smiles at me
I know we are the same
And that he'll change his world for me
If he just knew my name
{Intermission}
There's no need
For you to say you saw the life
They chose for me
For me
{Verse 3}
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He wants to kiss and go to bed
But he doesn't want to talk
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
{Verse 4}
He says he's straight
And all that stuff is only in my mind
Only in my mind
All I can hide
I'm doing fine
{Chorus}
But every time he smiles at me
I know we are the same
And that he'll change his world for me
If he just knew my name
{Intermission}
There's no need
For you to say you saw the life
They chose for me
For me
{Verse 5}
I love a boy named Danny
But Danny doesn't love me back
He says he has a girl in Chelsea
He wants so much
{Verse 6}
I love a boy named Danny
But Danny doesn't love me back
He says he's insecure about
What he feels and what he wants
What he feels and what he wants
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He says he has a girl in Chelsea
He wants so much
{Verse 2}
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He says he's insecure about
What he feels and what he wants
What he feels and what he wants
{Chorus}
But every time he smiles at me
I know we are the same
And that he'll change his world for me
If he just knew my name
{Intermission}
There's no need
For you to say you saw the life
They chose for me
For me
{Verse 3}
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
He wants to kiss and go to bed
But he doesn't want to talk
I love a boy named Jesse
But Jesse doesn't love me back
{Verse 4}
He says he's straight
And all that stuff is only in my mind
Only in my mind
All I can hide
I'm doing fine
{Chorus}
But every time he smiles at me
I know we are the same
And that he'll change his world for me
If he just knew my name
{Intermission}
There's no need
For you to say you saw the life
They chose for me
For me
{Verse 5}
I love a boy named Danny
But Danny doesn't love me back
He says he has a girl in Chelsea
He wants so much
{Verse 6}
I love a boy named Danny
But Danny doesn't love me back
He says he's insecure about
What he feels and what he wants
What he feels and what he wants
Lyrics submitted by thea.therese, edited by jesse16561, Mousermind
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