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”
I've tried to find reconciliation behind the walls of those whose hatred burns.
For I find it easier to reach someone who still feels,
Than to make amends with passionless apathy.
Where all lines are the same a portrait cannot be made.
I need to burn inside.
I need to know that you are alive.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
Like a colorless sky over a sea of nothingness,
Hatred faces it's enemies while apathy strikes furtively.
I need to burn inside.
I need to know that you are alive.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand
Until our anger burns against injustice, we will create
The faceless by dismissing those forced to concede.
Many of us have turned off the light outside,
Erasing what exists beyond our front door.
And for you I find it harder to reach common ground
Than my most glaring opposition.
But what about those who've lost the luxury of choice?
Striving for identity, buried by our lack of interest,
Souls marked as mere history.
How much grievance will it take to awaken us?
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand=
How much grievance will it take to awaken us from the comfort of our homes?
The comfort of our over sized graves.
I've tried to find reconciliation
I've tried to find reconciliation
For I find it easier to reach someone who still feels,
Than to make amends with passionless apathy.
Where all lines are the same a portrait cannot be made.
I need to burn inside.
I need to know that you are alive.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
Like a colorless sky over a sea of nothingness,
Hatred faces it's enemies while apathy strikes furtively.
I need to burn inside.
I need to know that you are alive.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand
Until our anger burns against injustice, we will create
The faceless by dismissing those forced to concede.
Many of us have turned off the light outside,
Erasing what exists beyond our front door.
And for you I find it harder to reach common ground
Than my most glaring opposition.
But what about those who've lost the luxury of choice?
Striving for identity, buried by our lack of interest,
Souls marked as mere history.
How much grievance will it take to awaken us?
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger
Than indifference for those too weak to stand=
How much grievance will it take to awaken us from the comfort of our homes?
The comfort of our over sized graves.
I've tried to find reconciliation
I've tried to find reconciliation
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