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 guess
At the end of the day we're both sad
For different reasons
And I guess
At the end of the day we need love
So we don't feel so defeated
And I know I don't like you
And I know you don't like me
We hate ourselves
Hearts as a whole that's empty
So let's bury all our differences
And make the eulogy brief
So we can move on and start living
'Cause you are impossible
And really hard to deal with
But I'll be damned if I didn't say
"You've got a lot of courage to just be yourself,
The rest of us are just too baked to see it"
It begs the question
Am I true to myself?
Could I be just a hypocrite?
It begs the question
Does anyone have the right
To doubt anyone's intentions?
And I know I don't like you
And I know you don't like me
We hate ourselves
Hearts as a whole that's empty
So let's bury all our differences
And make the eulogy brief
So we can move on and start living
'Cause you are impossible
And really hard to deal with
But I'll be damned if I didn't say
"You've got a lot of courage to just be yourself,
The rest of us are just too baked to see it"
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
At the end of the day we're both sad
For different reasons
And I guess
At the end of the day we need love
So we don't feel so defeated
And I know I don't like you
And I know you don't like me
We hate ourselves
Hearts as a whole that's empty
So let's bury all our differences
And make the eulogy brief
So we can move on and start living
'Cause you are impossible
And really hard to deal with
But I'll be damned if I didn't say
"You've got a lot of courage to just be yourself,
The rest of us are just too baked to see it"
It begs the question
Am I true to myself?
Could I be just a hypocrite?
It begs the question
Does anyone have the right
To doubt anyone's intentions?
And I know I don't like you
And I know you don't like me
We hate ourselves
Hearts as a whole that's empty
So let's bury all our differences
And make the eulogy brief
So we can move on and start living
'Cause you are impossible
And really hard to deal with
But I'll be damned if I didn't say
"You've got a lot of courage to just be yourself,
The rest of us are just too baked to see it"
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
This girl right here needs the least amount of care
Over anyone I know
Lyrics submitted by Discordman
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