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 didn't know when to expect you
Or even if you'd come at all
And now that I try to possess you
I'm still the one you choose to call
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
The circumstances that you've gone through,
I never seem to cross your mind,
But just consider what we could do,
You'd be surprised at what you'll find
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
When it all comes back to you,
The words you say,
Make me wonder if it's true,
The story goes for another day.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
Or even if you'd come at all
And now that I try to possess you
I'm still the one you choose to call
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
The circumstances that you've gone through,
I never seem to cross your mind,
But just consider what we could do,
You'd be surprised at what you'll find
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
When it all comes back to you,
The words you say,
Make me wonder if it's true,
The story goes for another day.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
I don't know just where you came from
But I need you now,
If you leave me for the stars,
It's not something I'd ever allow.
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