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”
every day, I sit and look through my window
the cars go back and forth, and they seem to never stop
no one sees me looking at them from my window
and I can be any one of them I wanna be
and you can come watch with me
see the neighbors walking down my street
mowing their lawns, and raking leaves
like you wouldn't believe
everyday I sit and look from my window
when everything's unclear to me
but no one sees me pulling the strings from my window
they can play any character I want 'em to be
and you can come watch with me
see the neighbors up and down street
it's the best selling book on the sylvan screen
the cars go back and forth, and they seem to never stop
no one sees me looking at them from my window
and I can be any one of them I wanna be
and you can come watch with me
see the neighbors walking down my street
mowing their lawns, and raking leaves
like you wouldn't believe
everyday I sit and look from my window
when everything's unclear to me
but no one sees me pulling the strings from my window
they can play any character I want 'em to be
and you can come watch with me
see the neighbors up and down street
it's the best selling book on the sylvan screen
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The protagonist sits and watches others from his window and while no one else sees him and while no one else stops, he doesn't try to stop them or let them know he exists. He just watches other people live their lives without living one of his own.
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I could just be reading too much into this or putting my own personal bias into the meaning, so please anyone feel free to shoot down everything I said.
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i think this song is about how people just watch other people without making any attempt to get to know them. it's easier to just keep to yourself and observe others and you can fill in facts about them as you see fit. 'they can play any character [you] want them to be.' they can exist as anything in your mind so why reach out to them? a little social commentary from otc