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 just don't get it
What it is, well, you're not really sure
You move like you're walking on thin ice
Talking like you're still insecure
Time is a spiral, space is a curve
I know you get dizzy, but try not to lose your nerve
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Waiting for rescue, and I know that you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
Neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
You just don't get it
Baby, don't you ask yourself why?
If you don't like the answer, forget it
You know I hate to see you cry
Fortune is random, fate shoots from the hip
I know you get crazy, but try not to lose your grip, oh
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Looking for trust, and I know that you just
Don't get it
Well, you just don't get it
Neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
Snap
Hide in your shell, let the world go to hell
It's like Russian roulette to you
Snap
Sweat running cold, you can't face growing old
It's a personal threat to you
Snap
The world is a cage for your impotent rage
But don't let it get to you, oh
Snap
It's just neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, neurotica (oh)
It's just erotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
What it is, well, you're not really sure
You move like you're walking on thin ice
Talking like you're still insecure
Time is a spiral, space is a curve
I know you get dizzy, but try not to lose your nerve
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Waiting for rescue, and I know that you just
Don't get it
You just don't get it
Neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
You just don't get it
Baby, don't you ask yourself why?
If you don't like the answer, forget it
You know I hate to see you cry
Fortune is random, fate shoots from the hip
I know you get crazy, but try not to lose your grip, oh
Life is a diamond you turn into dust
Looking for trust, and I know that you just
Don't get it
Well, you just don't get it
Neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
Snap
Hide in your shell, let the world go to hell
It's like Russian roulette to you
Snap
Sweat running cold, you can't face growing old
It's a personal threat to you
Snap
The world is a cage for your impotent rage
But don't let it get to you, oh
Snap
It's just neurotica, exotica (oh)
It's just erotica, hypnotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, chaotica (oh)
It's just exotica, neurotica (oh)
It's just psychotica, neurotica (oh)
It's just erotica, neurotica, oh (oh)
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