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'm at a point where I might break
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
You build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh, you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I
Tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
You went around for fun
And I'm feeling sad
Naming everyone
Wasn't you that I misread
I'm at a point where I might break
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I
Tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
You build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh, you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I
Tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
You went around for fun
And I'm feeling sad
Naming everyone
Wasn't you that I misread
I'm at a point where I might break
I hope you got the news
The only relief I want to take
And I've got nothing left to lose
You ran and I
Tried to chase
I knew right where you'd end up
With someone else's pretty face
I thought I was giving up
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
I belived in everything
Look at what I found
Oh you build yourself a wall I'll tear it down
Lyrics submitted by pikachuishott
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