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 hate to be the one to break the news
To let you down
But I can't lie to you
There's things about the world I wish weren't true
I guess by now, you must have had a clue
It seems you're growing up fast
I tried my best to push back
Would you believe me if I told you
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
I've dreaded this talk for so long
I knew someday, you'd wonder what went wrong
We get to be the story of it all
For the Glory of it all
And so we move along
This is not where it ends
It's just where it begins
Would you believe me if I told you
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
It's not where we belong
And if it's feeling wrong
Oh you must stay strong
'Cause it was here
That I first saw your face
Every night I pray
That you'd believe the same
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
There's no such thing
I hate to be the one to break the news
To let you down
But I can't lie to you
To let you down
But I can't lie to you
There's things about the world I wish weren't true
I guess by now, you must have had a clue
It seems you're growing up fast
I tried my best to push back
Would you believe me if I told you
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
I've dreaded this talk for so long
I knew someday, you'd wonder what went wrong
We get to be the story of it all
For the Glory of it all
And so we move along
This is not where it ends
It's just where it begins
Would you believe me if I told you
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
It's not where we belong
And if it's feeling wrong
Oh you must stay strong
'Cause it was here
That I first saw your face
Every night I pray
That you'd believe the same
There's no such thing as Peter Pan?
No such place as Never Never Land?
I wish we all could have those tiny magic wings
But we live in a world with wars
It's not like it was before
We won't find our happy ever after here
There's no such thing
There's no such thing
I hate to be the one to break the news
To let you down
But I can't lie to you
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Ever After Lyrics as written by Jason Ingram Brandon Heath
Lyrics © ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
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