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”
Come with me I'll take you anywhere
we'll feel our way to the top of the stairs
and say hey, oh yes today
shake your hands through the chains above
let them fight, we'll catch a dove and
say whatever you say
I don't mind if you dream out loud
fix your hair a fallout cloud,
Hey I don't mind whatever you're going through
if it we up to me I would leave it up to you
Train the searchlights on some other lives
forget these kids, forget these wives, 'cause
Hey who could catch us anyway?
When the moon buries a sun in the dead sea
it's the cemetery of the century, but
Hey it was a starry day
when it gets dark on the count of night
find your way with a butcher knife, but
Hey just be careful out there, watch who you run into
if it were up to me, I would leave it all up to you
we'll feel our way to the top of the stairs
and say hey, oh yes today
shake your hands through the chains above
let them fight, we'll catch a dove and
say whatever you say
I don't mind if you dream out loud
fix your hair a fallout cloud,
Hey I don't mind whatever you're going through
if it we up to me I would leave it up to you
Train the searchlights on some other lives
forget these kids, forget these wives, 'cause
Hey who could catch us anyway?
When the moon buries a sun in the dead sea
it's the cemetery of the century, but
Hey it was a starry day
when it gets dark on the count of night
find your way with a butcher knife, but
Hey just be careful out there, watch who you run into
if it were up to me, I would leave it all up to you
Lyrics submitted by redandblack
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