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”
Well I don't need more guilt here in my life,
How the hell is that supposed to help me find the light?
And I don't need you preaching at me day and night
About the way I look, the way I walk,
The way I dress and the way I talk,
There's something that you think you see like you've ever looked at me
You say you've got it figured out,
And you seem so damn proud about it,
I never really trusted folks who have to talk so loud
That ain't to say you never looked me in the eye,
But lookin' isn't seein' when you just can't spare the time,
Besides you're selling things I just don't feel like buying,
Like guilt and pain,
Fear and shame,
Who to thank, and who to blame,
A set of rules that's bound to keep the living out of life
Who to love and who to hate,
What's too soon and what's too late,
There's some test you have to pass before you feel the love of god
Well I don't need some fear of afterlife,
How the hell is that supposed to help me find the light?
And I don't need you preaching at me day and night
About the things I do and the things I don't,
What I will and what I won't,
There's fire in your eyes sir, and it chills me to the bone
You say you've got it figured out,
And you seem so damn proud about it,
I never really trusted folks who have to talk so loud
So thanks alot man, but I'll be moving on
Yours is a hateful sermon, and it takes too goddamned long
See, life is short and I'm gonna find mine searching for the light
Yes I'm searching for the light
Searching for the light...
How the hell is that supposed to help me find the light?
And I don't need you preaching at me day and night
About the way I look, the way I walk,
The way I dress and the way I talk,
There's something that you think you see like you've ever looked at me
You say you've got it figured out,
And you seem so damn proud about it,
I never really trusted folks who have to talk so loud
That ain't to say you never looked me in the eye,
But lookin' isn't seein' when you just can't spare the time,
Besides you're selling things I just don't feel like buying,
Like guilt and pain,
Fear and shame,
Who to thank, and who to blame,
A set of rules that's bound to keep the living out of life
Who to love and who to hate,
What's too soon and what's too late,
There's some test you have to pass before you feel the love of god
Well I don't need some fear of afterlife,
How the hell is that supposed to help me find the light?
And I don't need you preaching at me day and night
About the things I do and the things I don't,
What I will and what I won't,
There's fire in your eyes sir, and it chills me to the bone
You say you've got it figured out,
And you seem so damn proud about it,
I never really trusted folks who have to talk so loud
So thanks alot man, but I'll be moving on
Yours is a hateful sermon, and it takes too goddamned long
See, life is short and I'm gonna find mine searching for the light
Yes I'm searching for the light
Searching for the light...
Lyrics submitted by Poofengle
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