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”
And I said no to all the men I’ve come across
Through the years, I’ve been living strong, and today
I’m not afraid of love a different shade
So much that light could never hope to travel through
Yeah, and I said no, but all the things around my feet
Point the other way and I’m afraid I could be wrong
Put up walls around where you stay
Different kinds for different days
In this town I’m trying to live
The other side is easier still
Yeah, and I said no, but in my heart I’ve always been
A little in between the old and straight line family ways
Not long ago, not long ago, I do recall the uphill battle to today
Yeah, when they said go, and in their faces I could see
And all I thought of was suicide, I’m nothing of a man
Put up walls around where you stay
Different kinds for different days
In this town I’m trying to live
The other side is easier still
You’re still afraid of me
Yeah, and I said no to all the men I’ve come across
Through the years, I’ve been living strong, and today
Salt waterfalls, and falls and falls
And I’ve got scars to show I’m crying all the time
You’re still afraid of me
Through the years, I’ve been living strong, and today
I’m not afraid of love a different shade
So much that light could never hope to travel through
Yeah, and I said no, but all the things around my feet
Point the other way and I’m afraid I could be wrong
Put up walls around where you stay
Different kinds for different days
In this town I’m trying to live
The other side is easier still
Yeah, and I said no, but in my heart I’ve always been
A little in between the old and straight line family ways
Not long ago, not long ago, I do recall the uphill battle to today
Yeah, when they said go, and in their faces I could see
And all I thought of was suicide, I’m nothing of a man
Put up walls around where you stay
Different kinds for different days
In this town I’m trying to live
The other side is easier still
You’re still afraid of me
Yeah, and I said no to all the men I’ve come across
Through the years, I’ve been living strong, and today
Salt waterfalls, and falls and falls
And I’ve got scars to show I’m crying all the time
You’re still afraid of me
Lyrics submitted by minette
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