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”
They've got themselves a new spin on the story
Twisted for one-sided glory
Devastation soon becoming fuel for the masses new fury
A greedy hand in the guise of a good man
So threatening, so deafening, so silencing
That familiar stance, the burden now passed to us
We lose our footing but still try to stand
No control
No more rules
No control
No more
Perpetual war for perpetual peace
Turn a blind eye to poverty while manufacturing new enemies
The new slave's south of the border, murdered or overseas
We still struggle with the fact that one percent
Has 99 on their knees
And Washington's drawing up war plans
While there's still no hope for the homeless man
And sometimes I've been a homeless man
No one should have to live under these men
Iron fists with gun in hand
No more control
No more rules
They try to make you and me live life by their design
No free thought, no free speech, no peace of mind
They make a move to confine
But they'll never silence me
As long as I can breathe
Twisted for one-sided glory
Devastation soon becoming fuel for the masses new fury
A greedy hand in the guise of a good man
So threatening, so deafening, so silencing
That familiar stance, the burden now passed to us
We lose our footing but still try to stand
No control
No more rules
No control
No more
Perpetual war for perpetual peace
Turn a blind eye to poverty while manufacturing new enemies
The new slave's south of the border, murdered or overseas
We still struggle with the fact that one percent
Has 99 on their knees
And Washington's drawing up war plans
While there's still no hope for the homeless man
And sometimes I've been a homeless man
No one should have to live under these men
Iron fists with gun in hand
No more control
No more rules
They try to make you and me live life by their design
No free thought, no free speech, no peace of mind
They make a move to confine
But they'll never silence me
As long as I can breathe
Lyrics submitted by Pilaf1996, edited by BlueDiamondx3
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