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”
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Her hands are in her pockets
And she's scared to look
The picture's frozen
And she's closed the book
Jealousy has only got one friend
And Joey's heart was never meant to mend
Walking faster now she holds him close
The timing matters just to take the dose
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
The nights are getting darker
And the wind is cold
The summer sun
Has now become so old
Her closest friends
Were never meant to fade
With all these dreams
That didn't make the grade
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't risk it all
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Whoa
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
You'll regret it all
(Broken hearts and torn up letters)
Living behind your wall
(Girl you just can't dance forever)
And you'll never fall in love if you don't risk it all
(If you want to make it better)
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Her hands are in her pockets
And she's scared to look
The picture's frozen
And she's closed the book
Jealousy has only got one friend
And Joey's heart was never meant to mend
Walking faster now she holds him close
The timing matters just to take the dose
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
The nights are getting darker
And the wind is cold
The summer sun
Has now become so old
Her closest friends
Were never meant to fade
With all these dreams
That didn't make the grade
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't risk it all
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Whoa
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
Close the doors but never look inside
Time will tell if all your love has died
Empty pockets tell the stories
And there's no destiny when everyone's your enemy
Take your jealous heart and cast it into stone
You'll regret it all
Living behind your wall
And you'll never fall in love
If you don't fall in love
You'll regret it all
(Broken hearts and torn up letters)
Living behind your wall
(Girl you just can't dance forever)
And you'll never fall in love if you don't risk it all
(If you want to make it better)
Broken hearts and torn up letters
Girl you just can't dance forever
If you want to make it better
Times like these won't last forever
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"broken hearts and torn up letters"
If you've been in love once you ought to know that these two CAN go hand in hand, not necessarily though.
"girl you just can't dance forever if you wanna make it better times like these won't last forever"
First I want to say that I think they saved "times like these won't last forever" so that the other two lines would sink in to the listener. After you've come to that realization you need to be told just that thing. Otherwize you risk overbiding your time... And it sucks doing so :/. So take action for love, NOW! :D