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”
in the thick, low lights
when you need the accident,
you used to hide and wait,
then say that you got by.
in the thick low, low lights
i’ll be the gift that keeps on giving.
stay fit and faithful, we’re the living,
listen closely if you’re listening.
you quit on a quitter and you’ll swear
it feels like winning.
well, go on and get
your sunday sunlight.
we’re lost in the back seat
with the rewind.
you’re run down from research
now you’ll refine
you’re desert, you’re desperate west.
when understanding unwinds,
it unwinds.
we’ll be like this again;
in the end we’ll never
look like this again.
we’ll be like this again;
in the end we’ll never
look like this again.
when you need the accident,
you used to hide and wait,
then say that you got by.
in the thick low, low lights
i’ll be the gift that keeps on giving.
stay fit and faithful, we’re the living,
listen closely if you’re listening.
you quit on a quitter and you’ll swear
it feels like winning.
well, go on and get
your sunday sunlight.
we’re lost in the back seat
with the rewind.
you’re run down from research
now you’ll refine
you’re desert, you’re desperate west.
when understanding unwinds,
it unwinds.
we’ll be like this again;
in the end we’ll never
look like this again.
we’ll be like this again;
in the end we’ll never
look like this again.
Lyrics submitted by a town like paris
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