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”
Pay your respects to the vultures
For they are your future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms…
Of the Amethyst Deceivers
So pay your respects
To the vultures
And to the crows
And to the carrion crows
Those Craven Ravens
And to the carrion crows
And to the rooks
And to the vultures
For they are our future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
The little mushrooms
Those little mushrooms
Welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
Of the amethyst deceivers
For they are your future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms…
Of the Amethyst Deceivers
So pay your respects
To the vultures
And to the crows
And to the carrion crows
Those Craven Ravens
And to the carrion crows
And to the rooks
And to the vultures
For they are our future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
The little mushrooms
Those little mushrooms
Welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
Of the amethyst deceivers
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