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”
It's good to hear your voice
It's good to hear your breathing
You're running out of hours
I'm running out reasons
Every time I turn around you're gone
But tonight I won't tell anyone
I should call the cops
Or I should call your father
But you're sayin' you don't care
So maybe I won't bother
Everybody notices when you're gone
Everybody wonders what they did wrong
All of us are waiting now, so long
But tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell
'Cause this time it's too late
I won't wait up
I won't wonder
It's a waste
I can see now
I am sober
I've been scared straight
Everytime I turn around you're gone
Finally you figured out what went wrong
So whether you can hear or not
So long
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
It's good to hear your breathing
You're running out of hours
I'm running out reasons
Every time I turn around you're gone
But tonight I won't tell anyone
I should call the cops
Or I should call your father
But you're sayin' you don't care
So maybe I won't bother
Everybody notices when you're gone
Everybody wonders what they did wrong
All of us are waiting now, so long
But tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell
'Cause this time it's too late
I won't wait up
I won't wonder
It's a waste
I can see now
I am sober
I've been scared straight
Everytime I turn around you're gone
Finally you figured out what went wrong
So whether you can hear or not
So long
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
No, tonight I won't tell anyone
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If Ever Lyrics as written by Unknown Writers Mark Weinberg
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