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”
Well, I waited for too long just to knock at the door
And it's always been love songs that pick me up off of the floor
Then you said I don't want you and you won't be able to be sad
If you want it, you got it written over your face
Could you pay me a listen, I could pay you a gaze?
Then you said now's not a good time and you won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
Well, we're coming up quickly to the end of the race
You're trying to figure out how many ways you've got to win
And I'm waiting around while you're working it out
You won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't feel the same way anymore
I can't get it into my head, you're falling away, falling away
Well, you're supposed to be there when I wake
Then you said now's not a good time and you won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
And it's always been love songs that pick me up off of the floor
Then you said I don't want you and you won't be able to be sad
If you want it, you got it written over your face
Could you pay me a listen, I could pay you a gaze?
Then you said now's not a good time and you won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
Well, we're coming up quickly to the end of the race
You're trying to figure out how many ways you've got to win
And I'm waiting around while you're working it out
You won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't feel the same way anymore
I can't get it into my head, you're falling away, falling away
Well, you're supposed to be there when I wake
Then you said now's not a good time and you won't be able to be sad
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
You don't get it, no you don't, don't get it
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