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 I was a boy of 10, I had a very best friend
Fred was kind, with good intent
But just a little different
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now he's not so bright intead
He's a little bit special
Just a little bit
We'd play tag, and he'd get hurt
I'd play soldier, he'd eat dirt
I liked math, and the spelling bee
Fred liked talking to a tree
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now she keeps him in the shed
Cause he's a little bit special
Just a little bit
I ran track, hung out in malls
Fred ran headfirst into walls
I had girls, and lots of clothes
Fred had names for all his toes
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now he thinks he's a piece of bread
Cause he's a little bit special
Just a little bit
One day while talking to special Fred
He grabbed a brick and he swung at my head
And as he laughed at me thats when I knew
That special Fred just made me special too
Now I laugh as I count bugs
I give strangers great big hugs
Next to me Fred is fine
Yeah he's a f---ing Einstein
Oh, Special Fred (and me)
Now we're not right in the head (you see)
Now we're not so bright instead
We're a little bit special
Just a little bit special
That bastard Fred made me special
Just a little bit
Just a little bit ... special
Fred was kind, with good intent
But just a little different
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now he's not so bright intead
He's a little bit special
Just a little bit
We'd play tag, and he'd get hurt
I'd play soldier, he'd eat dirt
I liked math, and the spelling bee
Fred liked talking to a tree
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now she keeps him in the shed
Cause he's a little bit special
Just a little bit
I ran track, hung out in malls
Fred ran headfirst into walls
I had girls, and lots of clothes
Fred had names for all his toes
Oh, special Fred
Mama dropped him on his head
Now he thinks he's a piece of bread
Cause he's a little bit special
Just a little bit
One day while talking to special Fred
He grabbed a brick and he swung at my head
And as he laughed at me thats when I knew
That special Fred just made me special too
Now I laugh as I count bugs
I give strangers great big hugs
Next to me Fred is fine
Yeah he's a f---ing Einstein
Oh, Special Fred (and me)
Now we're not right in the head (you see)
Now we're not so bright instead
We're a little bit special
Just a little bit special
That bastard Fred made me special
Just a little bit
Just a little bit ... special
Lyrics submitted by LostInThought
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