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”
Locked in a vacuum chasm
Deaf when the voices chasten
Just killed the greatest thing of all
Retain a wealth of knowledge
Sharpen the finest talent
Harbored the greatest thing of all
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
Blank is the brightest convas
Black is the blush of autumn
Life less the volume of color
Light years of wisdom may
Only amount to just a
Second of clairvoyant love
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
Oh no, do I have to love...
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
... That light-years of wisdom
May only amount to just a
Singular second of clairvoyant emotion to you
Deaf when the voices chasten
Just killed the greatest thing of all
Retain a wealth of knowledge
Sharpen the finest talent
Harbored the greatest thing of all
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
Blank is the brightest convas
Black is the blush of autumn
Life less the volume of color
Light years of wisdom may
Only amount to just a
Second of clairvoyant love
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
Oh no, do I have to love...
He's just a boy... who has grown to find
... That light-years of wisdom
May only amount to just a
Singular second of clairvoyant emotion to you
Lyrics submitted by emo12PUNK12metal
Boy Lyrics as written by Charles Spaulding Gladfelter
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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