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”
(This is a fair request,
and I promise I will not judge any person only as a teenager.
If you will constantly remind yourself that some of my generation
Judges people by their race, their belief, or the color of their skin,
And that this is no more right than saying all teenagers are
Drunken dope-addicts or glue-sniffers.)
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Did you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
To keep us from saying anything
And separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow
Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Paranoid of every sound
Paranoid of every sound
and I promise I will not judge any person only as a teenager.
If you will constantly remind yourself that some of my generation
Judges people by their race, their belief, or the color of their skin,
And that this is no more right than saying all teenagers are
Drunken dope-addicts or glue-sniffers.)
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Did you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow
Do you think its strange
That there's a way
Of how you look and how you act and how you think
Pretend they're not the same as you
Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
To keep us from saying anything
And separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Another friend you won't miss anyhow
Do you know about his strength of conviction
Or how she puts all her faith in religion
Did we take the time
To really discover
How little we know about each other
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Keep us from saying anything
Can't separate from everything
Yet all this really means is
You're one in a crowd and
You're paranoid of every sound
Paranoid of every sound
Paranoid of every sound
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