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 sat inside with a heavy heart
Just wish you would think of me
Are you listening?
Ran 'round in circles 'til after dark
Didn't get very far
Wasn't meant to be
I never thought it would be this hard
It feels like you walked through me
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
Then maybe you would know just how it felt to be like me at my lowest
As you let me out the door, you tore me open
My final words were left unspoken
Told myself that this would be the last time you kept me awake
Some day you'll see, then it's too little too late
I wasn't good enough for you, and then you just stopped trying
What can I say?
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
Told myself that this would be the last time you kept me awake
Some day you'll see, then you'll be stuck in this place
I wasn't good enough for you, and then you just stopped trying
What can I say?
And everyday that's passing is surely mine to seize
Did every wave that crashed in leave you washed up at her feet?
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
I'll be okay, say, "I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Just wish you would think of me
Are you listening?
Ran 'round in circles 'til after dark
Didn't get very far
Wasn't meant to be
I never thought it would be this hard
It feels like you walked through me
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
Then maybe you would know just how it felt to be like me at my lowest
As you let me out the door, you tore me open
My final words were left unspoken
Told myself that this would be the last time you kept me awake
Some day you'll see, then it's too little too late
I wasn't good enough for you, and then you just stopped trying
What can I say?
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
I hope this comes back to haunt you
Told myself that this would be the last time you kept me awake
Some day you'll see, then you'll be stuck in this place
I wasn't good enough for you, and then you just stopped trying
What can I say?
And everyday that's passing is surely mine to seize
Did every wave that crashed in leave you washed up at her feet?
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
I'll be okay, say, "I'll be okay"
Wake up, the world seems bright out today
Life goes on, and things they change
Hands up if you've been left bruised and broken
Say, "I'll be okay, I'll be okay"
Lyrics submitted by vinnymauro666
I Hope This Comes Back To Haunt You Lyrics as written by Benedict Kieran James Barlow Andrew Robert Wade
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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