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 feel like I'm drowning myself in you and I want to breathe until my lungs fail.
so I sit underneath the heavens staring at the scar on my face
you know it hurts when you're not around
and I think its sad to say,
but I miss you, and I've traded myself in
for you, in for dying slowly
so I say watch and it will be ok,
the fall will tell of another year that I failed myself again, to a queen of hearts, lets take a ride tear in through the dark next to fireflies and over sleepy eyes to a place that doesnt want a part me, part of you.
I think its sad to say
but I miss you and I've traded myself in
for you, in for dying slowly
so I sit underneath the heavens staring at the scar on my face
you know it hurts when you're not around
and I think its sad to say,
but I miss you, and I've traded myself in
for you, in for dying slowly
so I say watch and it will be ok,
the fall will tell of another year that I failed myself again, to a queen of hearts, lets take a ride tear in through the dark next to fireflies and over sleepy eyes to a place that doesnt want a part me, part of you.
I think its sad to say
but I miss you and I've traded myself in
for you, in for dying slowly
Lyrics submitted by KennyDubs
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