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”
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Give me a reason to end this discussion
To break with tradition, to fall and divide
'Cause I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes
Talking with strangers, waiting in line
I'm through with these pills that make me sit still
(Are you feeling fine?) Yes, I'm feeling fine
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling
Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire
I used to rely on self-medication
I guess I still do that from time to time
But I'm getting better at fighting the future
(Someday you'll be fine) yes, I'll be just fine
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Give me a reason (I don't believe a word)
To end this discussion (of anything I've heard)
To break with tradition (they tell me that it's not so hard)
To fall and divide (it's not so hard)
So let's not get carried (away with everything)
Away with the process (from here to in-between)
Of healing relations (the long goodbye)
I don't want to waste your time
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
(Alright) tell me that you're alright
(Hi, everything is great) yeah, everything is alright
(Everything's fine) oh, please tell me that you're alright
(Hi, everything's great) yeah, everything is alright
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Give me a reason to end this discussion
To break with tradition, to fall and divide
'Cause I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes
Talking with strangers, waiting in line
I'm through with these pills that make me sit still
(Are you feeling fine?) Yes, I'm feeling fine
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling
Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire
I used to rely on self-medication
I guess I still do that from time to time
But I'm getting better at fighting the future
(Someday you'll be fine) yes, I'll be just fine
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Give me a reason (I don't believe a word)
To end this discussion (of anything I've heard)
To break with tradition (they tell me that it's not so hard)
To fall and divide (it's not so hard)
So let's not get carried (away with everything)
Away with the process (from here to in-between)
Of healing relations (the long goodbye)
I don't want to waste your time
Tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
Oh, please tell me that you're alright
Yeah, everything is alright
(Alright) tell me that you're alright
(Hi, everything is great) yeah, everything is alright
(Everything's fine) oh, please tell me that you're alright
(Hi, everything's great) yeah, everything is alright
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Everything's fine
Lyrics submitted by constant, edited by dustonthedash, Attacker96
Everything Is Alright Lyrics as written by Joshua Cain Jesse Johnson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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