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 can't believe
What we've
Seen outside
You and me
Watching the jets
Go by
Oh, ooh, oh
Oh, ooh, oh
Just what I've seen
So many people
Falling in love
You and me
Watching the sea
Full of people
Try not to drown
So many people
So many people
Where do they go?
You and me
Watching the sky
In the future
That's where
We can go
All I can take
From these skies
Is fog
And all I can see
In this light
A boat sinking
Oh, oooh
Oh, oooh, oh
Somebody's sea
Swallowed by evil
Already gone
You and me
Watching the sea
Full of people
Already drowning
So many people
So many people
Where did they go?
You and me
Hit by a cloud
From an eagle
Watching the jets
Pass go by
You and me watching
You and me watching
Capture have swept me behind
That's what I mean
When we talk
In this jet stream
We're climbing
A hole in the sky
What we've
Seen outside
You and me
Watching the jets
Go by
Oh, ooh, oh
Oh, ooh, oh
Just what I've seen
So many people
Falling in love
You and me
Watching the sea
Full of people
Try not to drown
So many people
So many people
Where do they go?
You and me
Watching the sky
In the future
That's where
We can go
All I can take
From these skies
Is fog
And all I can see
In this light
A boat sinking
Oh, oooh
Oh, oooh, oh
Somebody's sea
Swallowed by evil
Already gone
You and me
Watching the sea
Full of people
Already drowning
So many people
So many people
Where did they go?
You and me
Hit by a cloud
From an eagle
Watching the jets
Pass go by
You and me watching
You and me watching
Capture have swept me behind
That's what I mean
When we talk
In this jet stream
We're climbing
A hole in the sky
Lyrics submitted by cherrydingo628, edited by Waarlowe
Chemtrails Lyrics as written by Beck Hansen
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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