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 see your eyes
I know they're saying something
I sympathize
We've all been through
The hardest times
We won't stop second guessing
We lived our lives
We kill them too
It's true
(the night is hard?)
I've got the best of you
For all these years
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know the time
It's time for everyone to know the truth
Then you already know
That I won't find I'm through with you
Cause I'm yours to lose
I see your hands
They're used to holding someone
So tightly gripped you can't let go
You're overwhelmed
Underappreciated
But more afraid to be alone
Were moving closer
And that the reason why I'm not coming home
And you can't sleep tonight
You're lipstick washes
It washes clean but all the guilty pangs won't rinse away
It's here to stay its true
(the night is hard?)
I've got the best of you
For all these years
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know the time
It's time for everyone to know the truth
Then you already know
Then I won't find I'm through with you
Cause I'm yours to lose
But you don't stop giving up
When there's no sign of hope
That makes you strong enough
To find the (truth?)
A person you believe in
You don't stop giving up
When there's no sign of hope
You know that people never change
Hang tough
It'll be the same
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know
My heart belongs to every girl but you
Then you already know
And then you already know
I'm yours to lose
Yours to lose
I know they're saying something
I sympathize
We've all been through
The hardest times
We won't stop second guessing
We lived our lives
We kill them too
It's true
(the night is hard?)
I've got the best of you
For all these years
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know the time
It's time for everyone to know the truth
Then you already know
That I won't find I'm through with you
Cause I'm yours to lose
I see your hands
They're used to holding someone
So tightly gripped you can't let go
You're overwhelmed
Underappreciated
But more afraid to be alone
Were moving closer
And that the reason why I'm not coming home
And you can't sleep tonight
You're lipstick washes
It washes clean but all the guilty pangs won't rinse away
It's here to stay its true
(the night is hard?)
I've got the best of you
For all these years
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know the time
It's time for everyone to know the truth
Then you already know
Then I won't find I'm through with you
Cause I'm yours to lose
But you don't stop giving up
When there's no sign of hope
That makes you strong enough
To find the (truth?)
A person you believe in
You don't stop giving up
When there's no sign of hope
You know that people never change
Hang tough
It'll be the same
And if you already know
Then why do you keep asking
And if you already know
Then why don't you just let me go
And if you already know
My heart belongs to every girl but you
Then you already know
And then you already know
I'm yours to lose
Yours to lose
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