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”
Come down
Hey kid, I'm talkin' to you
What am I supposed to do
You know that you're something special
That's something you already knew
Hey kid, got something to say
But you won't listen anyway
I am only tryin' to help you
But you get further every day
We think your head is getting
Bigger and bigger and bigger
Hey kid, some good advice
To bring your britches down to size
Some modesty would suit you better
So why don't you give it a try
Hey kid ego
With your head above the clouds
Hey kid ego
Come down
Hey kid, you're Mr. IT
Inch by inch a little bit
Stepping on the little people
Like you don't even give a shit
Hey kid, you have it all
Standing proud on top of the world
Don't you know the bigger they come
The harder they must all fall
We think your head is getting
Bigger and bigger and bigger
We think you should be taught
Some manners, manners, manners
Hey kid, some good advice
To bring your britches down to size
Some modesty would suit you better
So why don't you give it a try
Hey kid, I'm talkin' to you
What am I supposed to do
You know that you're something special
That's something you already knew
Hey kid, got something to say
But you won't listen anyway
I am only tryin' to help you
But you get further every day
We think your head is getting
Bigger and bigger and bigger
Hey kid, some good advice
To bring your britches down to size
Some modesty would suit you better
So why don't you give it a try
Hey kid ego
With your head above the clouds
Hey kid ego
Come down
Hey kid, you're Mr. IT
Inch by inch a little bit
Stepping on the little people
Like you don't even give a shit
Hey kid, you have it all
Standing proud on top of the world
Don't you know the bigger they come
The harder they must all fall
We think your head is getting
Bigger and bigger and bigger
We think you should be taught
Some manners, manners, manners
Hey kid, some good advice
To bring your britches down to size
Some modesty would suit you better
So why don't you give it a try
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