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”
Lying in my bed
Feeling very sad
Thinking whether to die
Or to masturbate
Looking for a blade
Want to make an end
I would like to cut my veins
But I'm too affraid
Watching MTV
Feeling like a creep
Many tons of tits and ass
And nothing is for me
Oh, how much I despise
All those sleezy, smiling guys
Always knownig what is in
And what to eat to be slim
(But) THE only thing I really need
Is something tough and masculine
Nice brave guys in uniforms
Comradeships in easy wars
The only thing I really need
To improve my self-esteam
Is an enemy, a rifle
And something to fight for
Impossible it seems
That they are human beings
I wonder if they ever had
To shit or take a leak
Feeling very sad
Thinking whether to die
Or to masturbate
Looking for a blade
Want to make an end
I would like to cut my veins
But I'm too affraid
Watching MTV
Feeling like a creep
Many tons of tits and ass
And nothing is for me
Oh, how much I despise
All those sleezy, smiling guys
Always knownig what is in
And what to eat to be slim
(But) THE only thing I really need
Is something tough and masculine
Nice brave guys in uniforms
Comradeships in easy wars
The only thing I really need
To improve my self-esteam
Is an enemy, a rifle
And something to fight for
Impossible it seems
That they are human beings
I wonder if they ever had
To shit or take a leak
Lyrics submitted by Pain
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