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”
Return to reality Avoiding the treachery
Return to reality Witness against the fools of the world
Playing a game so cruel
How long before the lesson is learned
Will it be understood
Witness against the fools of the world
Caught up in their own trap see how they look
So insecure just holding their weakness back
Suddenly stripped of focus in life
Suddenly faced with loss
Hitting just like a slap in the face bringin' it down to earth
Channeling this aggression,
Confused how will it manifest keeping the sanity
Without just keeping it all repressed
In the end what presents itself is the truth and the ugliness
Never seen when the eyes are closed or blinded...
The effect of the file world amplified upon return
And so tempted to play the game so malicious...
Witness against the fools of the world playing a game
So cruel how long before the lesson is learned
Will they ignore the words
Witness against the fools of the world caught up in their own trap
See how they look so insecure Fakely hard in their own act
Return to reality Witness against the fools of the world
Playing a game so cruel
How long before the lesson is learned
Will it be understood
Witness against the fools of the world
Caught up in their own trap see how they look
So insecure just holding their weakness back
Suddenly stripped of focus in life
Suddenly faced with loss
Hitting just like a slap in the face bringin' it down to earth
Channeling this aggression,
Confused how will it manifest keeping the sanity
Without just keeping it all repressed
In the end what presents itself is the truth and the ugliness
Never seen when the eyes are closed or blinded...
The effect of the file world amplified upon return
And so tempted to play the game so malicious...
Witness against the fools of the world playing a game
So cruel how long before the lesson is learned
Will they ignore the words
Witness against the fools of the world caught up in their own trap
See how they look so insecure Fakely hard in their own act
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Return to Reality Lyrics as written by Lou Koller Armand Majidi
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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