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”
And I will know it's time to go
When all the love's been made,
I can't see you in my eyelids,
I contemplate a trade,
When tempted by a witch,
I want to make an attempt,
When you my love I treat so bad
And model you a maid
And model you a maid
When we're sleeping back to back
And we wake on different sides,
Drinking from two cups...
And when you're gone
With your knapsack,
Please don't feel so bad
'Cause the times we spent together
Were the best I ever had,
The ring you gave me in Greenwich,
The stone fell out and smashed,
But the ring was never broken
And what do you say to that?
What can you say to that?
When we're sleeping back to back
And we're takin' different sides
Drinking from two cups...
And all the love's we made
We should not be afraid
When all the love's been made
When we're sleeping back to back
And we break on different sides
Drinking from two cups...
When we're sleeping back to back
And we wake on different sides
And all the love's been made...
And all the love and all the love...
When all the love's been made,
I can't see you in my eyelids,
I contemplate a trade,
When tempted by a witch,
I want to make an attempt,
When you my love I treat so bad
And model you a maid
And model you a maid
When we're sleeping back to back
And we wake on different sides,
Drinking from two cups...
And when you're gone
With your knapsack,
Please don't feel so bad
'Cause the times we spent together
Were the best I ever had,
The ring you gave me in Greenwich,
The stone fell out and smashed,
But the ring was never broken
And what do you say to that?
What can you say to that?
When we're sleeping back to back
And we're takin' different sides
Drinking from two cups...
And all the love's we made
We should not be afraid
When all the love's been made
When we're sleeping back to back
And we break on different sides
Drinking from two cups...
When we're sleeping back to back
And we wake on different sides
And all the love's been made...
And all the love and all the love...
Lyrics submitted by JordyWordy
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