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”
Can you remember when
When we used to live
Never in distress
Or can you picture then
Only used to pride
Ourselves on neatness
I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands, ooh
Can you remember when
When we used to laugh
At those mistakes we made
Can you picture then
How we used to drive
And never reach the end
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands
Since you went away
Made me find
I have nothing to say
Since you went away
Made me find
I have nothing to say
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
When we used to live
Never in distress
Or can you picture then
Only used to pride
Ourselves on neatness
I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands, ooh
Can you remember when
When we used to laugh
At those mistakes we made
Can you picture then
How we used to drive
And never reach the end
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands
Since you went away
Made me find
I have nothing to say
Since you went away
Made me find
I have nothing to say
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
'Cause I can't understand
What you meant to me
You made me wild
Then you tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
You tied my hands
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I love the Chorus of this song. The line "Made me wild, then you tied my hands" makes me think about my first girlfriend. She lightened up my life and right when I thought that everything was perfect, she broke up with me and "tied my hands" for a few months. I couldn't think about anyone else, couldn't enjoy anything...
I don't like the acoustic version as much as the original, which really gets you in a melancolic mood. Listen to the original and you'll forget the acoustic right away, I guarantee!