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”
Hold on to my hand
Never let go, never let go
We were just two kids acting tough
Then we grew up, me, not so much
All the other guys
That you've seen
Are nothing compared to me
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
When we first met
We spoke so brief
When you sang a sonnet
I hummed sweet relief
Do you recall that night
We took the L
Out into Bushwick?
It was colder than hell
So maybe there
We should have stopped
'Cause I'm left here
Feeling like a cop
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
To the other side
Of the state's return
I met a young girl
Well, I couldn't manage her
Because I think of you
In every girl I meet
It's no relief
That sounds to me just as sweet
So maybe I'm the fool
For feeling used
By the way we kissed that night
I though you knew
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
Never let go, never let go
We were just two kids acting tough
Then we grew up, me, not so much
All the other guys
That you've seen
Are nothing compared to me
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
When we first met
We spoke so brief
When you sang a sonnet
I hummed sweet relief
Do you recall that night
We took the L
Out into Bushwick?
It was colder than hell
So maybe there
We should have stopped
'Cause I'm left here
Feeling like a cop
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
To the other side
Of the state's return
I met a young girl
Well, I couldn't manage her
Because I think of you
In every girl I meet
It's no relief
That sounds to me just as sweet
So maybe I'm the fool
For feeling used
By the way we kissed that night
I though you knew
Because my love is strong
And my heart is weak after all
Lyrics submitted by alexpigment
Bushwick Blues Lyrics as written by Jonathan Jameson Brandon Young
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