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”
I meant it all and every part
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Cause you know you broke the hardest part
You know you broke the hardest heart
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
Fifteen years old in a sea of blank faces
Swimming bold against a stream that's mocking as it races
In these halls, mountain high under a tangerine sky
Crack a smile just to hide the race that's inside
Eighteen years old bags packed and a pass for the rail
One last look at the past as it drowns in the hail
One in a million, still I keep feeling you keep me from a fall
A world to lose coming back with you tall
Through it all
[Chorus]
No parachutes no safety nets here
One foot on the water to face these fears
I'm coming out strong like I can't be wrong
I said "hey, I won't fall in the middle"
Twenty five here I am with freshman lp's
One life to write one, two years to repeat
Behind a curtain, uncertain if an encore's in store
Tuck my shoulder like a soldier to knock down the door
Thirty something here I'm running with kisses for one girl
These scars upon my sleeve still casting out my pearls
Throw each stone microphone like it's my last turn
With a kiss to the abyss and watch the ripples return
Through it all
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
And I'm gonna be alright, I'm gonna be alright
With you by my side
And I said I'm gonna be alright, I'm gonna be alright
With you through this fight
Through it all
I meant it all and every part
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
I meant it all and every part
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Cause you know you broke the hardest part
You know you broke the hardest heart
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
Fifteen years old in a sea of blank faces
Swimming bold against a stream that's mocking as it races
In these halls, mountain high under a tangerine sky
Crack a smile just to hide the race that's inside
Eighteen years old bags packed and a pass for the rail
One last look at the past as it drowns in the hail
One in a million, still I keep feeling you keep me from a fall
A world to lose coming back with you tall
Through it all
[Chorus]
No parachutes no safety nets here
One foot on the water to face these fears
I'm coming out strong like I can't be wrong
I said "hey, I won't fall in the middle"
Twenty five here I am with freshman lp's
One life to write one, two years to repeat
Behind a curtain, uncertain if an encore's in store
Tuck my shoulder like a soldier to knock down the door
Thirty something here I'm running with kisses for one girl
These scars upon my sleeve still casting out my pearls
Throw each stone microphone like it's my last turn
With a kiss to the abyss and watch the ripples return
Through it all
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
And I'm gonna be alright, I'm gonna be alright
With you by my side
And I said I'm gonna be alright, I'm gonna be alright
With you through this fight
Through it all
I meant it all and every part
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
[Chorus:Repeat x2]
I meant it all and every part
And every word right from the start
I'll never let this love fall in the middle
Through it all
Lyrics submitted by shaynew216
In the Middle Lyrics as written by Mathew Kearney
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I saw the song, or first verse at least about going through highschool. 15, getting there, seeing faces of people who are new to you. Trying to be your own person regardless of others around you. Meeting someone very special that you hold dear. 18, with a pass for the train, going off college or the rest of your life, and some people no longer have those teachers or friends that helped them out, and were behind them to catch them when they screwed up. Also leaving someone that you really hope to stay in contact with. Then trying to show strength "I'm coming out strong like I can't be wrong" proving you know what you are doing, or at least trying to make it seem that way
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