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”
Tell her I'll be waiting
In the usual place
With the tired and weary
And there's no escape
To need a woman
You've got to know
How the strong get weak
And the rich get poor
Slave to love
Oh, slave to love
You're running with me
But don't touch the ground
We're the restless hearted
Not the chained and bound
The sky is burning
A sea of flame
Though your world is changing
I will be the same
Slave to love
Oh, slave to love
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Oh)
(Can you help me?)
(Oh)
(Can you help me?)
The storm is breaking
Or so it seems
We're too young to reason
Too grown up to dream
Now spring is turning
Your face to mine
I can hear your laughter
I can see your smile
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, oh, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, oh, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
In the usual place
With the tired and weary
And there's no escape
To need a woman
You've got to know
How the strong get weak
And the rich get poor
Slave to love
Oh, slave to love
You're running with me
But don't touch the ground
We're the restless hearted
Not the chained and bound
The sky is burning
A sea of flame
Though your world is changing
I will be the same
Slave to love
Oh, slave to love
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Oh)
(Can you help me?)
(Oh)
(Can you help me?)
The storm is breaking
Or so it seems
We're too young to reason
Too grown up to dream
Now spring is turning
Your face to mine
I can hear your laughter
I can see your smile
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, oh, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
Slave to love (na-na-na-na, oh, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Slave to love (and I can't escape, I'm a slave to love)
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@EdwardSung <3