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”
Oh, mama don't walk away
I'm a goddamn sore loser
I ain't too proud to stay
But I'm still thinking 'bout you
And I'm so lonesome without you
And I can't get you out of my mind
Oh, mama don't leave me
With my soul sat down so tight just like a stone cold tomb
Ain't it clear when I'm near you
I'm just dying to hear you
Calling my name one more time
Oh, so don't pay no mind
To my watering eyes
Must be something in the air
That I'm breathing
Yes, and try to ignore
All this blood on the floor
It's just this heart on my sleeve that's bleeding
Oh, mama don't walk away
You leave me here bereaving
From the words so hard and plain
Saying the love that we had
Was just selfish and sad
Yes, but to see you now with him, it's just
Making me mad
Oh so kiss him again
Just to prove to me that you can
I will stand here
And burn in my skin
Yes, I will stand here
And burn in my skin
I'm a goddamn sore loser
I ain't too proud to stay
But I'm still thinking 'bout you
And I'm so lonesome without you
And I can't get you out of my mind
Oh, mama don't leave me
With my soul sat down so tight just like a stone cold tomb
Ain't it clear when I'm near you
I'm just dying to hear you
Calling my name one more time
Oh, so don't pay no mind
To my watering eyes
Must be something in the air
That I'm breathing
Yes, and try to ignore
All this blood on the floor
It's just this heart on my sleeve that's bleeding
Oh, mama don't walk away
You leave me here bereaving
From the words so hard and plain
Saying the love that we had
Was just selfish and sad
Yes, but to see you now with him, it's just
Making me mad
Oh so kiss him again
Just to prove to me that you can
I will stand here
And burn in my skin
Yes, I will stand here
And burn in my skin
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