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've been low
I've been down and I don't want to go there anymore
The sky is wide
Grass is gold and I can't make my shadow out at all
All day they're gonna tell us what we can and cannot do
They are gonna feed us to the fire
I can dance
And you can sing, you know that's never going to have a stain again
New blues
Tonight
New blues
Battle cry
And I can barely sleep, it happens every single time
It's in my heart
It's in my soul, for once I don't want to be down
Oh, no one's gonna tells us who we are or will not be
No one's gonna show us to the door
'Cause I've been low
I've been down and I don't want to go there anymore
Again
New blues
Livin'
New blues
Hey!
Singin'
New blues
Tonight
My true blues
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
I've been down and I don't want to go there anymore
The sky is wide
Grass is gold and I can't make my shadow out at all
All day they're gonna tell us what we can and cannot do
They are gonna feed us to the fire
I can dance
And you can sing, you know that's never going to have a stain again
New blues
Tonight
New blues
Battle cry
And I can barely sleep, it happens every single time
It's in my heart
It's in my soul, for once I don't want to be down
Oh, no one's gonna tells us who we are or will not be
No one's gonna show us to the door
'Cause I've been low
I've been down and I don't want to go there anymore
Again
New blues
Livin'
New blues
Hey!
Singin'
New blues
Tonight
My true blues
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
Yes I did
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<3 Literally. Wow that was cheesy.