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 spent last night trying to write to you
But the words wouldn't come
I just couldn't go on
And the telephone won't do
I'm sick and tired of hearing
"You're never home"
I'm sick in the head and the hotel bed don't feel right
Though I hope it doesn't show
I feel a hollow down below
And there's nothing, nothing for me to say
And I feel the emptyness inside me
I feel the emptyness inside me
I have this feeling and I've gotta get back
This feeling and I've gotta get back to you
Get back to you
(There's no one else)
There's no one else
(There's nothing else)
There's nothing else
(There's no one else)
I hear myself saying again and again
(There's nothing else)
Even if it doesn't show
I feel a hollow down below
And there's nothing, nothing for me to say
And I feel the emptyness inside me
I feel the emptyness
The emptyness inside me
I hope it doesn't show
I've got this feeling
And I've gotta get back this feeling
And I've gotta get back to you
I have the emptyness inside me
I have the emptyness
I have the emptyness inside me
I have the emptyness inside me
I've got nothing
I've got nothing
But the emptyness inside me
I've got nowhere to go
I have nothing to show
But the emptyness inside me
Like a hollow down below
The emptyness inside me
I've got nothing
But the emptyness inside me
I've got nowhere to go
I've got the emptyness inside me
But the words wouldn't come
I just couldn't go on
And the telephone won't do
I'm sick and tired of hearing
"You're never home"
I'm sick in the head and the hotel bed don't feel right
Though I hope it doesn't show
I feel a hollow down below
And there's nothing, nothing for me to say
And I feel the emptyness inside me
I feel the emptyness inside me
I have this feeling and I've gotta get back
This feeling and I've gotta get back to you
Get back to you
(There's no one else)
There's no one else
(There's nothing else)
There's nothing else
(There's no one else)
I hear myself saying again and again
(There's nothing else)
Even if it doesn't show
I feel a hollow down below
And there's nothing, nothing for me to say
And I feel the emptyness inside me
I feel the emptyness
The emptyness inside me
I hope it doesn't show
I've got this feeling
And I've gotta get back this feeling
And I've gotta get back to you
I have the emptyness inside me
I have the emptyness
I have the emptyness inside me
I have the emptyness inside me
I've got nothing
I've got nothing
But the emptyness inside me
I've got nowhere to go
I have nothing to show
But the emptyness inside me
Like a hollow down below
The emptyness inside me
I've got nothing
But the emptyness inside me
I've got nowhere to go
I've got the emptyness inside me
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