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 picture all the things that I have seen
All the broken hearts and tainted memories
And all I see are all these needs
I'm tired of my selfish tragedies
It?s time that we show
The hope that we all know
And take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
That there's more going on
Than what these eyes can see
I came across this torn down empty street
How helpless that I felt this burning urgency
And all I see in front of me
Are faces fading from this vacant scene
It?s time that we show
The hope that we all know
And take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
I know it all seems complicated
There's nothing more that could be stated
Now is the time to kneel
Reaching out for what is real
Many times I've hesitated
How much I feel my heart is aching now, oh, now
And take just a little time
To give your hands
Take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
That there's more going on
Than what these eyes can see
All the broken hearts and tainted memories
And all I see are all these needs
I'm tired of my selfish tragedies
It?s time that we show
The hope that we all know
And take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
That there's more going on
Than what these eyes can see
I came across this torn down empty street
How helpless that I felt this burning urgency
And all I see in front of me
Are faces fading from this vacant scene
It?s time that we show
The hope that we all know
And take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
I know it all seems complicated
There's nothing more that could be stated
Now is the time to kneel
Reaching out for what is real
Many times I've hesitated
How much I feel my heart is aching now, oh, now
And take just a little time
To give your hands
Take just a little time
To give your hands, see the world
And take just a little time
And try to understand
That there's more going on
Than what these eyes can see
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