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”
She turned away, what was she looking at?
She was a sour girl the day that she met me
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
She turned away, what was she looking at?
She was a sour girl the day that she met me
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
Don't turn away, what are you looking at?
He was so happy on the day that he met her
Say, what are you looking at?
I was a superman but looks are deceiving
The roller-coaster ride's a lonely one
I pay a ransom note to stop it from steaming
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a teenage girl when she met me
What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
The girl got reasons
They all got reasons
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me, the day that she left me
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me, the day that she left me
She was a sour girl the day that she left me
She was a sour girl the day that she met me
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
She turned away, what was she looking at?
She was a sour girl the day that she met me
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
Don't turn away, what are you looking at?
He was so happy on the day that he met her
Say, what are you looking at?
I was a superman but looks are deceiving
The roller-coaster ride's a lonely one
I pay a ransom note to stop it from steaming
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a teenage girl when she met me
What would you do?
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
The girl got reasons
They all got reasons
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
What would you do? (What would you do?)
What would you do if I follow you?
What would you do? I follow
Hey, what are you looking at?
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me, the day that she left me
She was a happy girl the day that she left me
The day that she left me, the day that she left me
She was a sour girl the day that she left me
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i agree with the growth part - but i think it also has signs of "regression" on the guys part...
when these people met, she was "sour" he was "happy" (at least on the surface: I was a superman but looks are decieving)
during the course of the relationship he built her up as a person while she seems to wear him down. it was probably this regression on his part that led to their splitting....
so.. when they went their separate ways - she was a better person while he was a wreck - they both came full circle...kinda like real relationships during those teenage years