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 learned a little bit
I've lost an awful lot
I know 10,000 people
And the best of the best I've forgot
I can't remember you though
I remember how we met
I fell a little graceless
And the pavement, oh the pavement
Won the bet
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
St. Agnes put your hair down
Tell your man to go to bed
And steal a kiss from fortunes lips
Before you, before you lift your head
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
I'll follow the line 'til I end in the waves
Follow it through 'til it transcend your grave
I'll stick in the mix with your feathers and wings
Marry me now that we're fingers and rings
I've waited for you since though
I've only known you're near
And in my darkest hour
Well I�ve had, oh I've had no need to fear
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
I'll follow the line 'til I end in the waves
Follow it through 'til it transcend your grave
I'll stick in the mix with your feathers and wings
Marry me now that we're fingers and rings
I've lost an awful lot
I know 10,000 people
And the best of the best I've forgot
I can't remember you though
I remember how we met
I fell a little graceless
And the pavement, oh the pavement
Won the bet
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
St. Agnes put your hair down
Tell your man to go to bed
And steal a kiss from fortunes lips
Before you, before you lift your head
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
I'll follow the line 'til I end in the waves
Follow it through 'til it transcend your grave
I'll stick in the mix with your feathers and wings
Marry me now that we're fingers and rings
I've waited for you since though
I've only known you're near
And in my darkest hour
Well I�ve had, oh I've had no need to fear
And in your gentle calling
All the tales spun and the bent
I heard the softer whisperings
That you were heaven sent
You were heaven, heaven sent
I'll follow the line 'til I end in the waves
Follow it through 'til it transcend your grave
I'll stick in the mix with your feathers and wings
Marry me now that we're fingers and rings
Lyrics submitted by cariadonffol
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