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”
There's a light inside us all
It only shines as bright as we are
And you've fallen down so low
I'm really worried for you, I'm really worried
And even on our worst days
We were never quite like this
We've gone as far as we can go
Without crashing
At the heart of every fool
Cause they hope you're stupid too
And there's this lingering, this lingering feeling
That I'm missing something, I feel like I'm missing something
And even at your worst babe
You were never as bad as this
You've gone as far as you can go
Without dying
It only shines as bright as we are
And you've fallen down so low
I'm really worried for you, I'm really worried
And even on our worst days
We were never quite like this
We've gone as far as we can go
Without crashing
At the heart of every fool
Cause they hope you're stupid too
And there's this lingering, this lingering feeling
That I'm missing something, I feel like I'm missing something
And even at your worst babe
You were never as bad as this
You've gone as far as you can go
Without dying
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High Horses Lyrics as written by Glen James Hansard Glen Hansard
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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He is saying "come down off your high horses, let me in, lets begin"<br /> <br /> I couldn't understand this part until I saw it live. In the performance the band played quietly and the audience sang the "la la la" part while Glen shouted "come down off your high horses, let me in, lets begin" from the front of the stage without his microphone! It was amazing.