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”
I was waiting
Watching every single move
On the wire I cling to
Had a feeling
Like a cold and empty room
There was nothing left to lose
And I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true
I was wasted
Without everything I knew
I was lost without a clue
I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
And I wandered so far, and it brought me back to you
And I screamed at the sky, and it turned from black to blue
And I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true, that's true, that's true!
That's true! That's true! That's true!
That's true! That's true! That's true!
Now I'm weightless
Staring out across the view
Over mountains, I can't move
Watching every single move
On the wire I cling to
Had a feeling
Like a cold and empty room
There was nothing left to lose
And I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true
I was wasted
Without everything I knew
I was lost without a clue
I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
And I wandered so far, and it brought me back to you
And I screamed at the sky, and it turned from black to blue
And I know, I know you're waiting
I'll see you again if it's the last thing I can do
I know, I know it's all that's true, that's true, that's true!
That's true! That's true! That's true!
That's true! That's true! That's true!
Now I'm weightless
Staring out across the view
Over mountains, I can't move
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Great version of a great song,
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Dusty Springfield
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Ive always liked this song and never thought about what it meant and know that its been a while i think its about liking a girl pushing her away for a long time for some reason and being lost and confused without them and in the end even after he pushed her away it brought him back to her.