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”
Try, and promise you will
I will not go, if you're still here
The truth is so depressing
I will not go, if you're still here
One day I will be dead, I will be dust
Keep this place beautiful
Some day when you grow up, tell them I said
Keep this place beautiful
Will you promise me that, promise you will
Keep this place beautiful?
Some day when you grow up, tell them I said
We could get high, we could get high
We could have all the good things, if we just try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just try
Keep this place beautiful (x2)
Look at you. You're how the wind blows
Remember you know, just what the world needs
And we may never know, just how the wind blows
Remember you know, just what the world needs
We could get high, we could get high
We could have all the good things, if we just try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just try
Try, try
Keep this place beautiful. (x6)
We could get high, we could get high
We could turn all the good things into bad things if we don't try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just grow, try
Keep this place beautiful. (x4)
I will not go, if you're still here
The truth is so depressing
I will not go, if you're still here
One day I will be dead, I will be dust
Keep this place beautiful
Some day when you grow up, tell them I said
Keep this place beautiful
Will you promise me that, promise you will
Keep this place beautiful?
Some day when you grow up, tell them I said
We could get high, we could get high
We could have all the good things, if we just try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just try
Keep this place beautiful (x2)
Look at you. You're how the wind blows
Remember you know, just what the world needs
And we may never know, just how the wind blows
Remember you know, just what the world needs
We could get high, we could get high
We could have all the good things, if we just try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just try
Try, try
Keep this place beautiful. (x6)
We could get high, we could get high
We could turn all the good things into bad things if we don't try
Or we could change the world
Yeah we could change the world
We could turn all the bad things into good things if we just grow, try
Keep this place beautiful. (x4)
Lyrics submitted by ricardjorg
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