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”
Sitting by the river
It's almost like I'm floating off, floating away
My mind goes blank and I shiver
Cause again I'm thinking about you today
My hands are numb
Then a brain freeze
I'm losing feeling in my thumb
And the blood is rushing to my knees
A gust of wind
Blows past my face
It's such a strange feeling
That I get from being in this place
Chorus
Illusions start to fill my head
Like I can almost see you in the water
And then I really start to sweat
But I know it's not getting any hotter
Constant reminders of what used to be
This place has never felt so cold
My reflections shows what I could never see
I'm still young, but now I feel so old
A jet flys by
I don't hear a sound
I can't hear anything at all
It could've crashed into the ground
I lift my head
And look around
But I can't see anything
I found something that I lost but lost something that I found
Chorus x2
It's almost like I'm floating off, floating away
My mind goes blank and I shiver
Cause again I'm thinking about you today
My hands are numb
Then a brain freeze
I'm losing feeling in my thumb
And the blood is rushing to my knees
A gust of wind
Blows past my face
It's such a strange feeling
That I get from being in this place
Chorus
Illusions start to fill my head
Like I can almost see you in the water
And then I really start to sweat
But I know it's not getting any hotter
Constant reminders of what used to be
This place has never felt so cold
My reflections shows what I could never see
I'm still young, but now I feel so old
A jet flys by
I don't hear a sound
I can't hear anything at all
It could've crashed into the ground
I lift my head
And look around
But I can't see anything
I found something that I lost but lost something that I found
Chorus x2
Lyrics submitted by Running_On_Empty
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hey man, check oot Broken Heart University