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 finding it, so frightening
You’ve changed me
More than you’ve broken me
I needed some comfort, you sold it to me
Now I can't deny
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I try
As I push through my teeth with my lungs
Cause I'm incomplete, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet, but no one should have this hold on you
Cause I'm incomplete,, yeah, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet of me, but no one should have this hold on you
We needed to advance just a step for yourself
Part of you waits, part of you won't
Dead fast asleep and I'm dreaming on
All of us wait, none of us know
That you can't deny,
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
As I push through my teeth with my lungs
Cause I'm incomplete, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet, but no one should have this hold on you
I know you have needs my friend, but I shouldn’t have control of them
Cause I’m just a creep, a trap, that shows you ways your mind can benefit
We needed to advance just a step for yourself
Part of you waits, part of you won't
Dead fast asleep and I'm dreaming on
All of us wait, none of us know
That you can't deny,
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
When I push through my teeth with my lungs
And now, that I’m in control of you
Even I’ll try to show you, proof…
But now I can't deny
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
When I push through my teeth with my lungs
You’ve changed me
More than you’ve broken me
I needed some comfort, you sold it to me
Now I can't deny
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I try
As I push through my teeth with my lungs
Cause I'm incomplete, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet, but no one should have this hold on you
Cause I'm incomplete,, yeah, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet of me, but no one should have this hold on you
We needed to advance just a step for yourself
Part of you waits, part of you won't
Dead fast asleep and I'm dreaming on
All of us wait, none of us know
That you can't deny,
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
As I push through my teeth with my lungs
Cause I'm incomplete, I'm in complete control of you
You think that it's sweet, but no one should have this hold on you
I know you have needs my friend, but I shouldn’t have control of them
Cause I’m just a creep, a trap, that shows you ways your mind can benefit
We needed to advance just a step for yourself
Part of you waits, part of you won't
Dead fast asleep and I'm dreaming on
All of us wait, none of us know
That you can't deny,
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
When I push through my teeth with my lungs
And now, that I’m in control of you
Even I’ll try to show you, proof…
But now I can't deny
You should hate me for the things that I've done
Even though I tried
When I push through my teeth with my lungs
Lyrics submitted by Whitepawn32, edited by ChubbyHuggs
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