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”
Boom [Repeat: x4]
Have you ever had something that you knew you had to say
But the message wasn't so pretty
Couldn't say it the nice way
Kinda like you're jealous, you're selfish
You got a bad attitude
Gotta watch the way you living, cause it all comes back to you
See my grand momma told me that I'd better tell the truth
Cause if I hold this information and just let it brew
It's gonna be like
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
You don't seem to have a problem when my language is provain
But you're a offended and insulted when I say, "In Jesus' Name"
Still I close my eyes, I bow my head and fall through my knees
Cause my conviction is much stronger then my knees would please
See my grand momma told me that I'd better tell the truth
Cause if I hold this information and just let it brew
It's gonna be like
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
I've been holding back too long yes been goin along
But I've got something to say, need to make a little bit more noise
Get accustomed using my voice starting to today
There's a hope you can't deny
There's a love that never dies
A power that you just can't hide
Too brief too keep inside!
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
Boom [Repeat: x4]
Have you ever had something that you knew you had to say
But the message wasn't so pretty
Couldn't say it the nice way
Kinda like you're jealous, you're selfish
You got a bad attitude
Gotta watch the way you living, cause it all comes back to you
See my grand momma told me that I'd better tell the truth
Cause if I hold this information and just let it brew
It's gonna be like
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
You don't seem to have a problem when my language is provain
But you're a offended and insulted when I say, "In Jesus' Name"
Still I close my eyes, I bow my head and fall through my knees
Cause my conviction is much stronger then my knees would please
See my grand momma told me that I'd better tell the truth
Cause if I hold this information and just let it brew
It's gonna be like
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
I've been holding back too long yes been goin along
But I've got something to say, need to make a little bit more noise
Get accustomed using my voice starting to today
There's a hope you can't deny
There's a love that never dies
A power that you just can't hide
Too brief too keep inside!
Boom
First comes the match and then the smoke and then the fire
Boom
You feel the flames and then it grows and takes you over
Boom
It burns a while, can't calm it down, like an explosion
Boom
Gotta tell it, I got-gotta tell it
Jeremiah said it's like fire
Boom
Boom [Repeat: x4]
Lyrics submitted by aaliyah4ever
Boom Lyrics as written by Jessica Marie Martinez Janelle Amber Martinez
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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