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”
Oh me, oh my
How large a desire
To run from the streets in only our sheets
Kicking our shoes off and clinging in heat
I would watch a bead of sweat drip down
Tracing the curves of your soft frown
For all the wind or for all the world
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh me, oh my
I'm feverish with this life
Stumbling through hoops, tripping over these loops
Pushed by the pen and forced by the boot
So I look to you for some release
Toss things aside in search of peace
Bruising your hand so hard I squeeze, oh
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Hold your breath
Float down to this seabed
Then we'll see how long we can sleep
[x4]
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
How large a desire
To run from the streets in only our sheets
Kicking our shoes off and clinging in heat
I would watch a bead of sweat drip down
Tracing the curves of your soft frown
For all the wind or for all the world
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh me, oh my
I'm feverish with this life
Stumbling through hoops, tripping over these loops
Pushed by the pen and forced by the boot
So I look to you for some release
Toss things aside in search of peace
Bruising your hand so hard I squeeze, oh
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Hold your breath
Float down to this seabed
Then we'll see how long we can sleep
[x4]
'Cause we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Oh we should be swimming
Going on into the night as if we were different
We should be swimming
Lyrics submitted by ghostyyy
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"For all the wind or for all the world"
Should be:
"Furrowed for whim or furrowed for woe"
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Should be:
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"Stumbling through hoops, tripping over these loops"
Should be:
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Should be:
"Float down to the seabed"