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”
Called the house to see if anyone was home
Question the silences, the negative response
Stayed to see the sunrise raising hell over the square
Didn't lose the sense of promise laced upon the air
Education was a simple learning curve
Ruined by the lack of anything to use
Of knowing what to say and what to lock away
Pay attention for detention's here to stay
It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright
Problematic interest never fails to impress
Score cards for everyone, you wear them out to dress
Badge of honor, true to code and true to form
Buried underneath all these expectations
If there was any kind of picture that I could paint for you
I bet you any money that the numbers wouldn't stick for all I know
I'll take some credit for myself if I can
And walk away from this whole scene a happier man
It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It took so long to wait until the end
Question the silences, the negative response
Stayed to see the sunrise raising hell over the square
Didn't lose the sense of promise laced upon the air
Education was a simple learning curve
Ruined by the lack of anything to use
Of knowing what to say and what to lock away
Pay attention for detention's here to stay
It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright
Problematic interest never fails to impress
Score cards for everyone, you wear them out to dress
Badge of honor, true to code and true to form
Buried underneath all these expectations
If there was any kind of picture that I could paint for you
I bet you any money that the numbers wouldn't stick for all I know
I'll take some credit for myself if I can
And walk away from this whole scene a happier man
It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It took so long to wait until the end
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i like the idea of questiong existance, and it seems it would probably be what they were trying to get across.
although i had a different interpretation before i read those. i first heard this song shuffling through funeral for a friend in my maths class, and it seemed to me that the song had alot of relevancy to education.
firstly i thought the title may have been a reference to how kids and teenagers now are expected to give up pretty much all their time for education. and that 'charlie don't surf' could be meaning that the subject being sung about wants to spend his own time surfing (which could be his hobby) and he is in a situation where he can't do what he wants too. 'pay attention for detention's here to stay' hit me as kids today having to adhere to silly numbers of rules and regulations. and are expected to know pretty much everything. and that instead he's more interested in his hobby and as such is getting detentions (maybe for not completing homework) i also thought that the line 'and it took so long to find all the answers through the lies' i interpreted as: although school may give you an education. it doesn't teach you how to be a good person. and how he's had to figure life out for himself, and all school did was hinder him.
that's just my opinion. i see how it ties in with faith though :)