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”
True friends lie underneath,
These witty words I don't believe
I can't believe a damn thing they say, anymore
Lie, liar you'll pay for your sins
Now, liar I know all the places you've been
Forgiveness this taste all but poisons my mouth
I scream but nothing, nothing will come out
You've gone too far
So tell me how does it feel,
How does it feel to be like you?
I think your mouth should be quiet
'Cause it never tells the truth
So tell me, so tell me why,
Why does it have to be this way?
Why can't things ever change?
Falling over, and over again
Oh, why does it have to be this way?
From the place I was, to the place I am, to the place I want to be
For the mountains I've been climbing over and under and over
From the place that I was to the man I've become
I'll be there to see the tower you'll fall from
No this kingdom isn't quite what it may seem
You're an illusion, you'll never be king
So tell me how does it feel,
How does it feel to be like you?
I think your mouth should be quiet
'Cause it never tells the truth
So tell me, so tell me why,
Why does it have to be this way?
Why can't things ever change?
Sometimes things are better left unsaid
But this time you'll get what you give (I can't believe a damn thing they say anymore)
Come down, come down from your tower
Come down, come down from your tower
I know that for all my life, for all my strength
There is only one above who can judge me
All I am is yours, all I am is yours, I am yours
These witty words I don't believe
I can't believe a damn thing they say, anymore
Lie, liar you'll pay for your sins
Now, liar I know all the places you've been
Forgiveness this taste all but poisons my mouth
I scream but nothing, nothing will come out
You've gone too far
So tell me how does it feel,
How does it feel to be like you?
I think your mouth should be quiet
'Cause it never tells the truth
So tell me, so tell me why,
Why does it have to be this way?
Why can't things ever change?
Falling over, and over again
Oh, why does it have to be this way?
From the place I was, to the place I am, to the place I want to be
For the mountains I've been climbing over and under and over
From the place that I was to the man I've become
I'll be there to see the tower you'll fall from
No this kingdom isn't quite what it may seem
You're an illusion, you'll never be king
So tell me how does it feel,
How does it feel to be like you?
I think your mouth should be quiet
'Cause it never tells the truth
So tell me, so tell me why,
Why does it have to be this way?
Why can't things ever change?
Sometimes things are better left unsaid
But this time you'll get what you give (I can't believe a damn thing they say anymore)
Come down, come down from your tower
Come down, come down from your tower
I know that for all my life, for all my strength
There is only one above who can judge me
All I am is yours, all I am is yours, I am yours
Lyrics submitted by neptume, edited by Mellow_Harsher, elm0, Lmshottie42045
With Ears to See, and Eyes to Hear Lyrics as written by Jesse Lawson Jack Fowler
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