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”
She came from a small town
Hypnotized by the big city life
She came looking for a piece of action
All She got was the big city life
She tried to convince herself
This was leading somewhere
Just like on the last day of school
They were gone by the time she got there
She's like "Wooooah" I finally found my place
And I'm like "Wooooah" this girl can't keep them boys away
And she say's "Nooo", see I used to have dreams
But I cashed in something long ago, that I can't redeem
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul
She got the get it look
With the drink in her hand
And she feels like no one
She tries to put the past behind her
But she still owes him
If I ever get out of this place, things will be different
She still hides at the bottom of the bottle
And cries when she looks in the mirror
She's like "Wooooh" am I looking at myself
And I'm like "Wooooah" I don't see nobody else
And she say's "Nooo", that's the price I paid
And it'll cost me my life just to get out of the game
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul [Repeat 2X]
Hypnotized by the big city life
She came looking for a piece of action
All She got was the big city life
She tried to convince herself
This was leading somewhere
Just like on the last day of school
They were gone by the time she got there
She's like "Wooooah" I finally found my place
And I'm like "Wooooah" this girl can't keep them boys away
And she say's "Nooo", see I used to have dreams
But I cashed in something long ago, that I can't redeem
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul
She got the get it look
With the drink in her hand
And she feels like no one
She tries to put the past behind her
But she still owes him
If I ever get out of this place, things will be different
She still hides at the bottom of the bottle
And cries when she looks in the mirror
She's like "Wooooh" am I looking at myself
And I'm like "Wooooah" I don't see nobody else
And she say's "Nooo", that's the price I paid
And it'll cost me my life just to get out of the game
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul
Once you are, just another cut away
Now your scarred, and these scars won't fade
I still know, you don't get something for nothing
Without giving up your soul [Repeat 2X]
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington
Scarred Lyrics as written by Kevin Rudolf Jacob Kasher Hindlin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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