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 see you crying
See the patterns
They come and go
Leave you shattered
You shed for so many untrue
Can you cry for a shadow
Can you cry for a heart crying out for you
Can you cry for a shadow
No one asked you to
They don't deserve yr priceless tears
And the whisper
Fill your ears
A reflection of a love long due
Can you cry for a shadow
Can you cry for a heart crying out to you?
Can you cry for a shadow?
I've cried for a few
Can you cry, cry, cry?
Dry the tears and try try try?
Stop cryin'
It doesn't matter
Just come closer
So I can gather
Every drop of yr precious tears
Can your cryin' for a shadow
Can your cryin' for a heart cryin' out to you
Can your cry for a shadow?
Like I cried for you
Can you cry? cry cry
Dry the tears and try
Stop crying
Doesn't matter
Just come closer
So I can gather
Every drop of yr precious tears
When you're crying for a shadow
Crying for a shadow
Like I cried for you
See the patterns
They come and go
Leave you shattered
You shed for so many untrue
Can you cry for a shadow
Can you cry for a heart crying out for you
Can you cry for a shadow
No one asked you to
They don't deserve yr priceless tears
And the whisper
Fill your ears
A reflection of a love long due
Can you cry for a shadow
Can you cry for a heart crying out to you?
Can you cry for a shadow?
I've cried for a few
Can you cry, cry, cry?
Dry the tears and try try try?
Stop cryin'
It doesn't matter
Just come closer
So I can gather
Every drop of yr precious tears
Can your cryin' for a shadow
Can your cryin' for a heart cryin' out to you
Can your cry for a shadow?
Like I cried for you
Can you cry? cry cry
Dry the tears and try
Stop crying
Doesn't matter
Just come closer
So I can gather
Every drop of yr precious tears
When you're crying for a shadow
Crying for a shadow
Like I cried for you
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