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”
In a Mississippi hotel room
I was wounded and confused
As I watched the 10 o’clock news
I was waiting on a late night call
That I knew would never come
And though I doubt it’s what you’d want
I call you from the steps outside
You say you were fast asleep
And every lie, it tortures me
I can’t kill what does not bleed
So please explain
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
If morning is my darkest time
In the night I sometimes find
There is comfort without lie
I’ve been living with no hope
It was a shame to let it go
But it was drowning me so slow
I’ve never felt so far away
From the boy I used to be
And I wonder what he’d see
From the corner of some ship
He met me today
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
In the letter that you wrote me last
There were words that burned to hear
And red lipstick on the mirror
You said loving me’s a great mistake
‘Cause I have never loved myself
And I am sorry if you felt
But maybe you could offer help
To someone like me
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
I was wounded and confused
As I watched the 10 o’clock news
I was waiting on a late night call
That I knew would never come
And though I doubt it’s what you’d want
I call you from the steps outside
You say you were fast asleep
And every lie, it tortures me
I can’t kill what does not bleed
So please explain
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
If morning is my darkest time
In the night I sometimes find
There is comfort without lie
I’ve been living with no hope
It was a shame to let it go
But it was drowning me so slow
I’ve never felt so far away
From the boy I used to be
And I wonder what he’d see
From the corner of some ship
He met me today
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
In the letter that you wrote me last
There were words that burned to hear
And red lipstick on the mirror
You said loving me’s a great mistake
‘Cause I have never loved myself
And I am sorry if you felt
But maybe you could offer help
To someone like me
Can you tell me what it is you need?
‘Cause I’ve been trying, still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything
Lyrics submitted by icesk8ngurl
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