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”
You're way too young to be broken
You're way too young to fall apart
You're way too young to play these games
But you better start
But you better start
This is when it starts
From the beating of your heart
Till the streetlamps talk to you
Jumping off of the edge
You're asleep in your head
Everything's turning dark to you
I went to pick up the parts
The doctor's hiding the charts
He won't let me see this side of you
It's on the tip of my tongue
You know you're way too young to have someone lie to you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You're way too young to be broken
You're way too young to fall apart
You're way too young to play these games
But you better start
But you better start
It was the second I lit
It was your first cigarette
I forget who you used to be
And I bit my lip the second you sipped
The poison that was mixed for me
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
Drink the poison lightly
'Cause there are deeper and darker things than you
I know, 'cause I've been there too
I know it must seem frightening
To have the world fall apart right under your shoes
Trust me; you'll make it through
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you (x4)
You're way too young to fall apart
You're way too young to play these games
But you better start
But you better start
This is when it starts
From the beating of your heart
Till the streetlamps talk to you
Jumping off of the edge
You're asleep in your head
Everything's turning dark to you
I went to pick up the parts
The doctor's hiding the charts
He won't let me see this side of you
It's on the tip of my tongue
You know you're way too young to have someone lie to you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You're way too young to be broken
You're way too young to fall apart
You're way too young to play these games
But you better start
But you better start
It was the second I lit
It was your first cigarette
I forget who you used to be
And I bit my lip the second you sipped
The poison that was mixed for me
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
Drink the poison lightly
'Cause there are deeper and darker things than you
I know, 'cause I've been there too
I know it must seem frightening
To have the world fall apart right under your shoes
Trust me; you'll make it through
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
You better find somebody else
And get a hold of yourself
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you
I'm not the one
I'm not the one
Who wants to hurt you (x4)
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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