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”
You ask me what is on my mind
You notice there's a change
There's something different
Different in the way I look at you today
You see I have been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I must be completely out of my mind
To ever take the chance
I ain't got no trouble still I worry
That I might have to lose you
See I've been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
I never ever really tried
I never had the strength
But now I got you
I got you by my side
I'm gonna make this work
You see I've been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
All the things I've done when I was alone
I can't understand myself
It's amazing
You amaze me
But my life begins with the songs I sing
And the love you bring to me
It's amazing
You amaze me
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
You notice there's a change
There's something different
Different in the way I look at you today
You see I have been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I must be completely out of my mind
To ever take the chance
I ain't got no trouble still I worry
That I might have to lose you
See I've been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
I never ever really tried
I never had the strength
But now I got you
I got you by my side
I'm gonna make this work
You see I've been alone for so long baby
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
All the things I've done when I was alone
I can't understand myself
It's amazing
You amaze me
But my life begins with the songs I sing
And the love you bring to me
It's amazing
You amaze me
Now I cannot explain
I've been alone for so long
I took the chance to lose you
I must be insane
I've been alone for so long
I'm not gonna lose you
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Too Long Lyrics as written by Bart Van Veen Anouk Teeuwe
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