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”
Like a string around my finger you remind me
Of what it is to breathe
When all is lost and all seems hopeless
You breathe your life to me
I'm a crier I'm a liar
And you've seen the last of me
You're a winner still a sinner
But you're better than can be
I swear I'm over you
I'm doing what they told me to
In order to forget you
In order to regret you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
Like a rope around my neck I'm running circles
Around the thought of you
'Cause all is lost and all seems hopeless
In my manic point of view
I'm a crier I'm a liar
And you've not seen the last of me
You're a winner still a sinner, yes you are
But you're better off than me
I swear I'm over you
I'm doing what they told me to
In order to forget you
Just so I can regret you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
When I still want you..
Of what it is to breathe
When all is lost and all seems hopeless
You breathe your life to me
I'm a crier I'm a liar
And you've seen the last of me
You're a winner still a sinner
But you're better than can be
I swear I'm over you
I'm doing what they told me to
In order to forget you
In order to regret you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
Like a rope around my neck I'm running circles
Around the thought of you
'Cause all is lost and all seems hopeless
In my manic point of view
I'm a crier I'm a liar
And you've not seen the last of me
You're a winner still a sinner, yes you are
But you're better off than me
I swear I'm over you
I'm doing what they told me to
In order to forget you
Just so I can regret you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
Pay your way, come what may, we'll see the day
when I don't need you
I'm walking blind, no way to find, If you were mine
When I still want you
When I still want you..
Lyrics submitted by KristianxRiot
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