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 figured it out
I was high and low and everything in between
I was wicked and wild but baby you know what I mean
'Til there was you yeah you
Something went wrong
I made a deal with the devil for an empty I.O.U.
Been to hell and back but an angel was looking through
It was you yeah you
It's all because of you
You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
In the middle of the night (in the middle of the night)
I'm going down 'cause I adore you
I want to floor you
I'm giving it up
No more running around spinning my wheel
You came out of my dream and you made it real
I know what I feel
It's you
It's all because of you
You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
In the middle of the night (in the middle of the night)
I'm going down 'cause I want you
I want to touch you
I want to floor you
You are the reason, baby
You are the reason (baby)
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
(You are the reason)
You are the only reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, (oh yeah) the reason
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh yeah
Oh (you are the reason) oh yeah
Ooh, the reason
Because of you, emotional, ooh
I was high and low and everything in between
I was wicked and wild but baby you know what I mean
'Til there was you yeah you
Something went wrong
I made a deal with the devil for an empty I.O.U.
Been to hell and back but an angel was looking through
It was you yeah you
It's all because of you
You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
In the middle of the night (in the middle of the night)
I'm going down 'cause I adore you
I want to floor you
I'm giving it up
No more running around spinning my wheel
You came out of my dream and you made it real
I know what I feel
It's you
It's all because of you
You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
In the middle of the night (in the middle of the night)
I'm going down 'cause I want you
I want to touch you
I want to floor you
You are the reason, baby
You are the reason (baby)
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason
(You are the reason)
You are the only reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, (oh yeah) the reason
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh yeah
Oh (you are the reason) oh yeah
Ooh, the reason
Because of you, emotional, ooh
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The Reason Lyrics as written by Mark Hudson Greg Wells
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