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”
What Jesus can't fix tonight
The whiskey certainly might
I must have said the Lord's prayer 65 times
And thought of your face
Our infinite grace
All of the ways to behold you
Until the tide will I wait
[Chorus: x2]
Even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like a lover of a demon
What loving won't fix tonight
The whiskey certainly might
I must have whispered your name 65 times
My lips on your face
In our infinite grace
All of these ways to behold you
Until the tide will I wait
Wait
'Cause even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like a lover of a demon
[Repeat: x2]
And even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like the lover of a demon
'Cause even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his
As if they were his
The whiskey certainly might
I must have said the Lord's prayer 65 times
And thought of your face
Our infinite grace
All of the ways to behold you
Until the tide will I wait
[Chorus: x2]
Even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like a lover of a demon
What loving won't fix tonight
The whiskey certainly might
I must have whispered your name 65 times
My lips on your face
In our infinite grace
All of these ways to behold you
Until the tide will I wait
Wait
'Cause even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like a lover of a demon
[Repeat: x2]
And even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his to demand of
Or his to destroy like the lover of a demon
'Cause even an ugly man
Could kiss your lips
As if they were his
As if they were his
Lyrics submitted by Prime_Knight
Even an Ugly Man Lyrics as written by Matthew Dematteo Ryan Matthew Corrigan
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Big Blossom Music
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