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”
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Sometimes the edge serves
As more than a friend
Than you thought it would be
And the pages you write
In your journal each night
Are your only release
And the mask you put on
It?s like words in a song
But there's more to be seen
And the failures you see
Don't seem failures to me here at all
Oh, I'm begging you, no
There's more life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I don't want you to leave
Alone as you walk
Through a crowd and it?s awkward
Like nobody sees
And you can't help but wonder
Would anyone come after you
If you'd leave
So a pain grows inside
And a fear comes alive
Like you'll never be free
But there's no pain you feel
That I know love can't heal here at all
Oh, I'm begging you, no
There's more life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I, I don't want you to leave me
To leave me here on my own
There's nothing to run from
Oh, there's nothing but fear inside you
Oh, I just hope I can find you
And tell you that I know you'll smile again
Oh, I'm begging you, no
More life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I don't want you to leave
Sometimes the edge serves
As more than a friend
Than you thought it would be
And the pages you write
In your journal each night
Are your only release
And the mask you put on
It?s like words in a song
But there's more to be seen
And the failures you see
Don't seem failures to me here at all
Oh, I'm begging you, no
There's more life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I don't want you to leave
Alone as you walk
Through a crowd and it?s awkward
Like nobody sees
And you can't help but wonder
Would anyone come after you
If you'd leave
So a pain grows inside
And a fear comes alive
Like you'll never be free
But there's no pain you feel
That I know love can't heal here at all
Oh, I'm begging you, no
There's more life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I, I don't want you to leave me
To leave me here on my own
There's nothing to run from
Oh, there's nothing but fear inside you
Oh, I just hope I can find you
And tell you that I know you'll smile again
Oh, I'm begging you, no
More life left to go
Oh, I'm begging you, please
?Cause I don't want you to leave
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