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”
When you told me you needed
A little time on your own
I kinda lied and said I'd be alright alone
My friends said hey man
what can you do
Let her see what she's missing
And she'll come back to you
They all said it was all for the best
But I knew as I watched you leave
I should have listened to me
And gotten down on my knees
I heard the words in my heart
Don't teat us apart
Come back baby please
I should have swallowed my pride
I should have broke down and cried
I was the one who knew
That you and I were meant to be
I should have listened to me
Call it intuition, an instinctual feeling
When you know you bet it all
And your gonna lose everything
That's what I had when you walked out the door
And as each day passes
I'm feeling it more and more
Now that I'm here, it's all so clear
How I could have made you see
I should have listened to me
And gotten down on my knees
I heard the words in my heart
Don't teat us apart
Come back baby please
I should have swallowed my pride
I should have broke down and cried
I was the one who knew
That you and I were meant to be
I should have listened to me
A little time on your own
I kinda lied and said I'd be alright alone
My friends said hey man
what can you do
Let her see what she's missing
And she'll come back to you
They all said it was all for the best
But I knew as I watched you leave
I should have listened to me
And gotten down on my knees
I heard the words in my heart
Don't teat us apart
Come back baby please
I should have swallowed my pride
I should have broke down and cried
I was the one who knew
That you and I were meant to be
I should have listened to me
Call it intuition, an instinctual feeling
When you know you bet it all
And your gonna lose everything
That's what I had when you walked out the door
And as each day passes
I'm feeling it more and more
Now that I'm here, it's all so clear
How I could have made you see
I should have listened to me
And gotten down on my knees
I heard the words in my heart
Don't teat us apart
Come back baby please
I should have swallowed my pride
I should have broke down and cried
I was the one who knew
That you and I were meant to be
I should have listened to me
Lyrics submitted by KungFuChica
I Should Have Listened To Me Lyrics as written by Rick Giles Steve Bogard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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