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”
Follow me
Want to live in a fantasy
Quietly
Show you everything you'll ever need
I hope you'll take it
I know you're faking just a little bit
Come on and taste it
Just get excited 'cause you're giving in
Come and see
How the wind in your hair will feel differently
Catch and release
The lure above
Who
Here we are
In the bathwater hold afloat
Later on
Don't say I didn't tell you so
Maybe I didn't but you're taking it
Knew you were faking just a little bit
Now that you'll taste it
No need to fight it 'cause you're giving in
Follow me
Down the streams of sweat on your body
Can't believe
The lure was enough
Do you see?
How the wind in your hair now feels differently
Catch and release
The lure above
Who knows?
How this feeling grows?
Was it truly what
Truly worth the starting
Who knows?
Why the engine's blown
Was it truly what
Truly worth the parting
Follow me
Down the streams of sweat on your body
Can't believe
The lure was enough
Do you see?
How in the wind in your hair now feels differently
Catch and release the lure above
Guess the lure was enough [x3]
Want to live in a fantasy
Quietly
Show you everything you'll ever need
I hope you'll take it
I know you're faking just a little bit
Come on and taste it
Just get excited 'cause you're giving in
Come and see
How the wind in your hair will feel differently
Catch and release
The lure above
Who
Here we are
In the bathwater hold afloat
Later on
Don't say I didn't tell you so
Maybe I didn't but you're taking it
Knew you were faking just a little bit
Now that you'll taste it
No need to fight it 'cause you're giving in
Follow me
Down the streams of sweat on your body
Can't believe
The lure was enough
Do you see?
How the wind in your hair now feels differently
Catch and release
The lure above
Who knows?
How this feeling grows?
Was it truly what
Truly worth the starting
Who knows?
Why the engine's blown
Was it truly what
Truly worth the parting
Follow me
Down the streams of sweat on your body
Can't believe
The lure was enough
Do you see?
How in the wind in your hair now feels differently
Catch and release the lure above
Guess the lure was enough [x3]
Lyrics submitted by perpetual, edited by boomgorilla
Catch & Release Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Guanlao Brian Nolan Kalei Aubert
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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pretty easy to pick up the meaning after a thorough read-through.. he's pretty much talking about someone he's hooking up with and the games that are played throughout.
i love the fishing references here to describe the game of sex, etc. "the lure was enough" - he put the right amount of himself out there for her to bite.
the title is of course basically the theme of the entire act- this is just a hookup, nothing serious. and based on the line "why the engine's blown," the sex at the beginning of the catch has ruined the future of the relationship
yeah, that seems like it, and it seems like hes reflecting on it and realizing that it wasnt a great idea, the "Was it truly worth, truly worth the starting" that sums it up, he started by having sex, and that ruined the relationship, and so was that start really worth it, to ruin a relationship that never had a fair chance.<br /> <br /> good song