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”
you better run
as fast as you can
'cause this passenger's not a happy man
start running just as fast as you can
you say, you need a friend
hey, well so do i
but this passenger's just passing by
passenger is just passing
bye.
at your age and stage
you should understand
but you don't care. you got a master plan
fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can
a freezing cold stare
and a flick in the eye
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
to walk on water you'd sink in the ice
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
don't it feel good just to be alive still holding everything inside
you don't know what you want
so you take what you can
still don't make you a happy man
keep running just as fast as you can
a freezing cold stare
and a flick in the eye
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
to walk on water you'd sink in the ice x2
for all things gained there's a sacrifice
to walk on water you gotta sink in the ice
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
and don't it feel good just to be alive,
don't it feel good just to be alive
you're still holding everything inside
and you don't know what you want, do ya?
know what you want?
what you want?
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
[youre still holding]
everything inside
as fast as you can
'cause this passenger's not a happy man
start running just as fast as you can
you say, you need a friend
hey, well so do i
but this passenger's just passing by
passenger is just passing
bye.
at your age and stage
you should understand
but you don't care. you got a master plan
fuck, fuck, fuck 'em all and take what you can
a freezing cold stare
and a flick in the eye
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
to walk on water you'd sink in the ice
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
don't it feel good just to be alive still holding everything inside
you don't know what you want
so you take what you can
still don't make you a happy man
keep running just as fast as you can
a freezing cold stare
and a flick in the eye
passengers just passing by
passengers just passing by
to walk on water you'd sink in the ice x2
for all things gained there's a sacrifice
to walk on water you gotta sink in the ice
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside
and don't it feel good just to be alive,
don't it feel good just to be alive
you're still holding everything inside
and you don't know what you want, do ya?
know what you want?
what you want?
you're holding everything inside, you're holding everything inside x2
[youre still holding]
everything inside
Lyrics submitted by _freak_
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