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”
If I put my hands around your wrists
would you fight them?
If I put my fingers in your mouth
would you bite them?
So many things that I would do
If I had my way with you
I can't keep secrets and I know how you want me
You can tear your nails into my skin
You won't stop me
You can twist and scream into the air
No one can hear you here
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I will show no mercy for you
You had no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
All your shining friends that despise you to your face
What would they say now if they saw you in this place?
Naked and breathless, could you live with this disgrace?
Could you live?
Could you live?
Could you live with this?
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I will show no mercy for you
You had no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
If I put my hands around your wrists
would you fight them?
If I put my fingers in your mouth
would you bite them?
So many things that I would do
If I had my way with you
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I show no mercy for you
You have no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
Love me mercilessly
would you fight them?
If I put my fingers in your mouth
would you bite them?
So many things that I would do
If I had my way with you
I can't keep secrets and I know how you want me
You can tear your nails into my skin
You won't stop me
You can twist and scream into the air
No one can hear you here
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I will show no mercy for you
You had no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
All your shining friends that despise you to your face
What would they say now if they saw you in this place?
Naked and breathless, could you live with this disgrace?
Could you live?
Could you live?
Could you live with this?
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I will show no mercy for you
You had no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
If I put my hands around your wrists
would you fight them?
If I put my fingers in your mouth
would you bite them?
So many things that I would do
If I had my way with you
And there will be no tenderness
No tenderness
There will be no tenderness
No tenderness
I show no mercy for you
You have no mercy for me
The only thing that I ask
Love me mercilessly
Love me mercilessly
Lyrics submitted by JukeboxJacob!, edited by ghostyyy
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