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 had what I thought were clear
Open eyes, bright blue
Vision of, of a lake
Carryin' pictures to lay on you
Close the blinds, let 'em in
Don't mind openin', it's the edge of love
You can't un-think a thought
Either it's there or not
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's under
The breadth and the height
Of an undiscovered first
Now hopeful mountaineers climb up
To eclipse like the whole sun
'Cause it's been said that two would know
What to do, it'd been told
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's under
The breadth and the height
Of an undiscovered first
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's in store
The height and the breadth
Is it wrong to want more?
Is this the right mountain
For us to climb?
Is this the way to live
For you to be mine?
Is this the right river
For us to ford?
Is this the way you live
For me to be yours?
Is this the way to live
For me to be yours?
Is this the way to live?
Is it wrong to want more?
(Is this the way to live for me to be yours?)
(Is this the way to live? Is it wrong to want more?)
Open eyes, bright blue
Vision of, of a lake
Carryin' pictures to lay on you
Close the blinds, let 'em in
Don't mind openin', it's the edge of love
You can't un-think a thought
Either it's there or not
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's under
The breadth and the height
Of an undiscovered first
Now hopeful mountaineers climb up
To eclipse like the whole sun
'Cause it's been said that two would know
What to do, it'd been told
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's under
The breadth and the height
Of an undiscovered first
Shadows of the mountain
Don't tell them what's in store
The height and the breadth
Is it wrong to want more?
Is this the right mountain
For us to climb?
Is this the way to live
For you to be mine?
Is this the right river
For us to ford?
Is this the way you live
For me to be yours?
Is this the way to live
For me to be yours?
Is this the way to live?
Is it wrong to want more?
(Is this the way to live for me to be yours?)
(Is this the way to live? Is it wrong to want more?)
Lyrics submitted by saladfingerz
Undiscovered First Lyrics as written by Leslie Feist
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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