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”
Hearts aren't really our guides
We are truly alone
'Cause God ain't up in the sky
Holding together our bones
Remember we used to speak
Now I'm starting to think
That Your voice was really my own
Bouncing off the ceiling back to me
God, this can't be
God, this can't be
God, could it be that all we see is it?
Is this it? Is this it?
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Come down, come down, come down
Oh, my Heaven, why
Do you have doors to close?
Do you have clouds to stop his voice?
Oh, my Heaven, why
Do you have doors to close?
Do you have clouds to stop his voice
(On the way down?)
And, God, this can't be
And, God, this can't be
And, God, can it be that all we see is it?
Is this it?
And, God, does grace reach
To this side of madness?
'Cause I know this can't be
The great peace we all seek
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Did your clouds to stop his voice?
And, brother, have you found
The great peace that we all seek
You say take a look around
If there's a God, then he must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
We are truly alone
'Cause God ain't up in the sky
Holding together our bones
Remember we used to speak
Now I'm starting to think
That Your voice was really my own
Bouncing off the ceiling back to me
God, this can't be
God, this can't be
God, could it be that all we see is it?
Is this it? Is this it?
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Come down, come down, come down
Oh, my Heaven, why
Do you have doors to close?
Do you have clouds to stop his voice?
Oh, my Heaven, why
Do you have doors to close?
Do you have clouds to stop his voice
(On the way down?)
And, God, this can't be
And, God, this can't be
And, God, can it be that all we see is it?
Is this it?
And, God, does grace reach
To this side of madness?
'Cause I know this can't be
The great peace we all seek
Won't you come down, Heaven?
Won't you come down?
Won't you cut through the clouds?
Won't you come down?
Did your clouds to stop his voice?
And, brother, have you found
The great peace that we all seek
You say take a look around
If there's a God, then he must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
God must be asleep
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