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”
Out of the night, into the water
We push the boat from shore
Breaking the air in the stillness of the bay
Intensity of stars reflected in the harbour
Silently ignite
The oar dips in to oil like water and we
Are away
Your hand won't write, not tonight
But your mind may wander
Into those deep lagoons that you know
And your boat will go, by starlight alone
"Da da da da da da da da"
You sang to the moon
In the great black night with no lodestar
In sight
Out in the night, out on the water
We pull the boat back to shore
Breathing the air in the stillness of the bay
Intensity of stars reflected in the water
Silently ignite
The oar dips in to oil like water and we
Are away
Under the moon
In the great black night with no lodestar
In sight
And wait for it
There are only two things now
This great black night
And the fire glow
Listen, the darkness reigns
The darkness, listen, the darkness reigns
And wait for it
There are only two of us now
This great black night swoops down
And this fire glows
Listen, the darkess reigns
The darkness
Listen, the darkness reigns
Take off your things
And listen, the darkness reigns
We push the boat from shore
Breaking the air in the stillness of the bay
Intensity of stars reflected in the harbour
Silently ignite
The oar dips in to oil like water and we
Are away
Your hand won't write, not tonight
But your mind may wander
Into those deep lagoons that you know
And your boat will go, by starlight alone
"Da da da da da da da da"
You sang to the moon
In the great black night with no lodestar
In sight
Out in the night, out on the water
We pull the boat back to shore
Breathing the air in the stillness of the bay
Intensity of stars reflected in the water
Silently ignite
The oar dips in to oil like water and we
Are away
Under the moon
In the great black night with no lodestar
In sight
And wait for it
There are only two things now
This great black night
And the fire glow
Listen, the darkness reigns
The darkness, listen, the darkness reigns
And wait for it
There are only two of us now
This great black night swoops down
And this fire glows
Listen, the darkess reigns
The darkness
Listen, the darkness reigns
Take off your things
And listen, the darkness reigns
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