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”
There's nothing in the way I walk that can tell you where I'm going
There's nothing in the words I speak that can betray anything I'm knowing
Don't think about the way I dress, you can fit me on a labeled shelf
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem
I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
Don't listen to the words I say, weighing up if I'm enlightened
Don't shiver as you pass me by, 'cause mister, I'm the one who's frightened
The police just came and left, they wanted me and no one else
Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem
And I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
Do you remember me, I don't remember you
Do you still love me, you know I think you do
I have been gone, and some prison warder knows my scream
I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
There's only five who know my real name
And my mother don't believe they know it
What she called me is the way I'm staying
And no one'll ever know it
Come on all of you big boys, come on all of you elves
Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I said I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
There's nothing in the words I speak that can betray anything I'm knowing
Don't think about the way I dress, you can fit me on a labeled shelf
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem
I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
Don't listen to the words I say, weighing up if I'm enlightened
Don't shiver as you pass me by, 'cause mister, I'm the one who's frightened
The police just came and left, they wanted me and no one else
Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem
And I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
Don't pretend that you know me, 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I don't know myself
Do you remember me, I don't remember you
Do you still love me, you know I think you do
I have been gone, and some prison warder knows my scream
I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream
There's only five who know my real name
And my mother don't believe they know it
What she called me is the way I'm staying
And no one'll ever know it
Come on all of you big boys, come on all of you elves
Don't pretend that you know me 'cause I don't even know myself
Ooh, I said I don't know myself
I don't mind if you try once in a while
I don't mind if I cry once in a while
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