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”
Why don't you try harder
next time? We're better safe than sorry
when I'm gone.
And I'm never coming back again.
So now you think I'm crazy
and I know I love you and...
Who cares?
She's gone
away
and left you tired and lonely.
The world you knew before is gone
and you wish that she would
call
to say,
'you know, I'm sad and lonely
and everything before
is everything I had.'
So why don't you say sorry
next time?
We're better safe than sorry
when I'm gone.
And I'm never coming back again.
So now you think I'm crazy
and now you know I'm not the one.
She's gone
away
and left you tired and lonely.
The world you knew before is gone
and you wish that she would
call
to say
'you know I'm sad and lonely
and everything before
is everything I had.'
But you knew it.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer...
You pick out your answer
when you're gone.
You pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer...
next time? We're better safe than sorry
when I'm gone.
And I'm never coming back again.
So now you think I'm crazy
and I know I love you and...
Who cares?
She's gone
away
and left you tired and lonely.
The world you knew before is gone
and you wish that she would
call
to say,
'you know, I'm sad and lonely
and everything before
is everything I had.'
So why don't you say sorry
next time?
We're better safe than sorry
when I'm gone.
And I'm never coming back again.
So now you think I'm crazy
and now you know I'm not the one.
She's gone
away
and left you tired and lonely.
The world you knew before is gone
and you wish that she would
call
to say
'you know I'm sad and lonely
and everything before
is everything I had.'
But you knew it.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer...
You pick out your answer
when you're gone.
You pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer
when you're gone.
Pick out your answer...
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Why don't you try harder next time? We're better safe than sorry but I'm gone. And I'm never coming back again. So now you think I'm crazy and you know im not the one Who cares
She's gone away and left you sad and lonely. The world you knew before is gone and you wish that she would call to say, 'you know, I'm sad and lonely and everything before is everything I had.'
So why don't you say sorry next time? We're better safe than sorry but I'm gone. And I'm never coming back again. So now you think I'm crazy and now you know I'm not the one.
She's gone away and left you sad and lonely. The world you knew before is gone and you wish that she would call to say 'you know I'm sad and lonely and everything before is everything I had.'
But you knew it. Pick out your answer when you're gone. Pick out your answer when you're gone. Pick out your answer when you're gone. Pick out your answer...
You pick out your answer when you're gone. You pick out your answer Pick out your answer when you're gone. Pick out your answer