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”
Don't know where you are
How near or how far
Willing to go
It's time for the show
You learn your part, favorite part
It's when you're my lover
Don't know where to go
Production is slow
Have life as a star
Contained in a jar
If I lay my head down on your knee
Pretend I'm your lover
So many things I want you to think
Think about me
The things you don't see
Things we take away
Baby, look at my face
No one can lie like a lover
If I turn away
Baby, look at my face
No one can lie like a lover
All of my life
It's all in my guy, yeah
Nothings takes me higher
Yeah, yeah
Touching the sun
Is all that I want, yeah
No one takes me higher, yeah
No, no
If there's a way
Out of this maze
Hand me the key
I'll set me free
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover, yeah
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover, yeah
Yeah, yeah
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
Yeah, to be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
How near or how far
Willing to go
It's time for the show
You learn your part, favorite part
It's when you're my lover
Don't know where to go
Production is slow
Have life as a star
Contained in a jar
If I lay my head down on your knee
Pretend I'm your lover
So many things I want you to think
Think about me
The things you don't see
Things we take away
Baby, look at my face
No one can lie like a lover
If I turn away
Baby, look at my face
No one can lie like a lover
All of my life
It's all in my guy, yeah
Nothings takes me higher
Yeah, yeah
Touching the sun
Is all that I want, yeah
No one takes me higher, yeah
No, no
If there's a way
Out of this maze
Hand me the key
I'll set me free
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover, yeah
Touching the sun, all that I want
Is to be your lover, yeah
Yeah, yeah
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
Yeah, to be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
To be your lover
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh
La la la la, oh, oh
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