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”
Steppin' into a doorway in my mind,
This is where you live,
It's where you live,
I forgot the things that I could find,
I have not been in here for years.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya high-igh
I climbed the stairs that hide beneath the vines,
I walked through the over-growth of time,
Up to where we sat in clouds of smoke,
Up to when we swam in pools of hope.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
Hi-igh igh igh ohh ooo high-igh hi-igh igh igh ya high igh igh
And all the while I'm looking for your half smile,
Something that will show me that you are still around,
And all the while I'm looking for you half smile,
Something that will show me ooooh that you still know me,
Yeah you still know me.
Further on the pavement starts to crack,
This is where we fell, it's where we fell,
Where smoke turns to haze,
I hesitate, and I choose to lead the way I came.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
Outside it's overcast and visions hard to find,
But the memories will be my guide,
Cause even though I know our skins have changed,
The colours that we share, they still remain.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
And all the while I'm looking for your half smile,
Something that will show me that you are still around,
And all the while I'm looking for you half smile,
Something that will show me ooooh that you still know me,
yeah you still know me.
Step into a doorway in my mind,
This is where you live Daniel.
This is where you live,
It's where you live,
I forgot the things that I could find,
I have not been in here for years.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya high-igh
I climbed the stairs that hide beneath the vines,
I walked through the over-growth of time,
Up to where we sat in clouds of smoke,
Up to when we swam in pools of hope.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
Hi-igh igh igh ohh ooo high-igh hi-igh igh igh ya high igh igh
And all the while I'm looking for your half smile,
Something that will show me that you are still around,
And all the while I'm looking for you half smile,
Something that will show me ooooh that you still know me,
Yeah you still know me.
Further on the pavement starts to crack,
This is where we fell, it's where we fell,
Where smoke turns to haze,
I hesitate, and I choose to lead the way I came.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
Outside it's overcast and visions hard to find,
But the memories will be my guide,
Cause even though I know our skins have changed,
The colours that we share, they still remain.
Hi-igh, hi-igh igh igh ya High-igh
And all the while I'm looking for your half smile,
Something that will show me that you are still around,
And all the while I'm looking for you half smile,
Something that will show me ooooh that you still know me,
yeah you still know me.
Step into a doorway in my mind,
This is where you live Daniel.
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