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”
This suit is tailored
But it still doesn't quite fit
And I don't smoke
But yet I'm still trying to quit
Even the devil once wore wings
I know and it feels like
I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now we watch the clock just tick away
This epidermis is starting
To creep me out
And all this choking
Choking’s leaving my throat in drought
You just might be out of your mind
That’s ok 'cause so am I
But if you’re not with me
Then you’re against me
I’m hospitable to hostility
Will you ever get over this
I don't know but I'm pissed
And I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now it's just a matter of time
Before I'm permanently stuck
Stuck inside this skin
I’m running out of this thing
We call time
I never see it but it’s passing me by
Each waking hour each and every day
My reflection is slowly fading away
So if you see me and I’m lonely
Quarterless and my luck meter
Has expired
Make sure you tell me
That you know me
And that you knew me
Before my soul retired
I’m running out
I’m running out
I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now the clock's ticking
And I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now it's just a matter of time
Before I'm permanently stuck
Stuck inside this skin
But it still doesn't quite fit
And I don't smoke
But yet I'm still trying to quit
Even the devil once wore wings
I know and it feels like
I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now we watch the clock just tick away
This epidermis is starting
To creep me out
And all this choking
Choking’s leaving my throat in drought
You just might be out of your mind
That’s ok 'cause so am I
But if you’re not with me
Then you’re against me
I’m hospitable to hostility
Will you ever get over this
I don't know but I'm pissed
And I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now it's just a matter of time
Before I'm permanently stuck
Stuck inside this skin
I’m running out of this thing
We call time
I never see it but it’s passing me by
Each waking hour each and every day
My reflection is slowly fading away
So if you see me and I’m lonely
Quarterless and my luck meter
Has expired
Make sure you tell me
That you know me
And that you knew me
Before my soul retired
I’m running out
I’m running out
I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now the clock's ticking
And I'm running out
Running out of L-U-C-K
And now
Now it's just a matter of time
Before I'm permanently stuck
Stuck inside this skin
Lyrics submitted by TiffMc
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