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”
You threw it off the edge into the ocean
I never thought, it'd drift back and climb up in
Into your hands and burrow inside your head
I couldn't stop it
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
(See your ghost)
I lost my step, and fell to the bottom
Broke both my legs, you left me forgotten
Through the waves, I'm pulled into the depths
And I can't stop it
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Drowning in the silents seas
You said you would never leave
Whoa, whoa, I still see your ghost
I'm torn up, disgusted, that's what I get for always trusting
Smile at me as you're stepping out
While spouting lies from your fucking mouth
You're a joke, they'll watch you choke
Inches away from the end of the rope
Your sins will slowly plague you, until you die alone
Yeah, you're haunting yourself and not me
You have to live with it, you have to live with it
So say it again "stop attacking me"
You have to live with it, you have to live with it
So say it again "stop attacking me"
You have to live with it, you have to live
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Drowning in the silents seas
You said you would never leave
Whoa, whoa, I still see your ghost
I never thought, it'd drift back and climb up in
Into your hands and burrow inside your head
I couldn't stop it
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
(See your ghost)
I lost my step, and fell to the bottom
Broke both my legs, you left me forgotten
Through the waves, I'm pulled into the depths
And I can't stop it
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Drowning in the silents seas
You said you would never leave
Whoa, whoa, I still see your ghost
I'm torn up, disgusted, that's what I get for always trusting
Smile at me as you're stepping out
While spouting lies from your fucking mouth
You're a joke, they'll watch you choke
Inches away from the end of the rope
Your sins will slowly plague you, until you die alone
Yeah, you're haunting yourself and not me
You have to live with it, you have to live with it
So say it again "stop attacking me"
You have to live with it, you have to live with it
So say it again "stop attacking me"
You have to live with it, you have to live
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Cold nights in a broken home
Long talks with the dial tone
Everywhere I go in the shadows, I see your ghost
Drowning in the silent seas
You said you would never leave
Everywhere I go in the shadows I see your ghost
No one can stop it, no one can stop it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Drowning in the silents seas
You said you would never leave
Whoa, whoa, I still see your ghost
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