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”
Too many shadows in my room
Too many hours in this midnight
Too many corners in my mind
So much to do to set my heart right
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
I am in repair
I am in repair
Stood on the corner for a while
To wait for the wind to blow down on me
Hoping it takes with it my old ways
And brings some brand new luck upon me
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
I am in repair
I am in repair
And now I'm walking in the park
And all of the birds, they dance below me
Maybe when things turn green again
It will be good to say you know me
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
Oh yeah, I'm never really ready, yeah
Oh yeah, I'm never really ready, yeah
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
Too many hours in this midnight
Too many corners in my mind
So much to do to set my heart right
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
I am in repair
I am in repair
Stood on the corner for a while
To wait for the wind to blow down on me
Hoping it takes with it my old ways
And brings some brand new luck upon me
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
I am in repair
I am in repair
And now I'm walking in the park
And all of the birds, they dance below me
Maybe when things turn green again
It will be good to say you know me
Oh, it's taken so long
I could be wrong, I could be ready
Oh, but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume it's still unsteady
Oh yeah, I'm never really ready, yeah
Oh yeah, I'm never really ready, yeah
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
I'm in repair
I'm not together, but I'm getting there
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"this song is about being fucked up..but coming out of it you know? when you're a kid and you get a tennis ball to the nuts, its one of the worst feelings in the world..but as all men will tell you, theres no better feeling than when it stops hurting" -john mayer (direct quote)
you can go from there...the man does want to be a comedian!
thats the same version i have!<br /> <br /> "yeah, i got a blow job from jessica alba but i'd say it was a bit toothy"
the first stanza is my life right now. i cant get over a guy. but im getting there. theres still so much i need to do to get over it all but i constitently ask myself... if its taking this long should i be getting over him, or should i be trying to work it all out? perfect song for my frustrated times.
same here.. it´s so hard to focus on sth else when you know you are letting the fire die completely, for the good and the bad.. when you choose the "nothing", because is impossible to be friends, and too painful to be lovers.. i feel John Mayer is the best artist to depict true feelings, to speak from the heart.. specially with all this shallow, commercial, stupid music around..
i agree with smblueii, my girl just broke up with me yesterday, im in a lot of pain, and it just hurts soo bad, and i dont know whether to try for her again, because i can change who i am, but i need to repair myself....
hmm,i think this song means that theres just too many things hes thinking about in his old relationship hence the "too many shadows in my room too many hours in this midnight too many corners in my mind so much to do to set my heart right' and hes hurt but he thinks he will be ready to get over it sometime.
Before I ever heard this song, I had started trying to write a song about regret and that moment when I am in bed and I keep thinking about stupid things I have done and how I wish I had done things differently or if I could do them over this is what I should have done, and those thought not letting me sleep. Then I heard this song, and immediately stopped trying cause no one is going to be able to top this, this is exactly everything I was trying to write. It is just a great song.
This song really describes what im going through right now. im not completely sure what it means, but im going to take a shot at it. He was in a relationship which recently ended, and its still painful for him, he hasnt completely gotten over it. He's trying to move on, but he isnt sure if he has completely recovered yet. Where i differ from the other peoples interpretations is that not only is he talking about wondering if he is ready for a new relationship, but he is wondering if he can still be friends with his ex. He wants to be friends with her, but he's afraid that it will send him right back to the start and he'll never be able to fully recover and move on.
"maybe when things turn green again it will be good to say you know me" This line seems really important. i think he's saying that once he's repaired and has moved on, he will be friends with his ex. He isnt completely shutting her out, you never really lose your love for someone... you just transfer it.
I don't think he is referring to staying formal friends with this ex. I think he simply wants both of them to able to look back and see the good they both had instead of all of the hurt.
badass song.....sounds like john had a long drunken night one time
lol, good song though, can't wait for continuum
Im not fully clear as to what this song means, however it is great. My best guess would be that he has recently ended a relationship, and is still hurting, but time has passed and he is still unsure if he is ready to move on yet and find a new relationship.
"Im in repair, Im not together but im getting there"
would mean he is still not ready for a relationship, although progress has been made, he is on the road to recovery. he is just not fully there yet.
the song is hopeful. Kind of gives you that feeling i got from "wheel". he's in a difficult place but he knows he will get over it eventually. my favorite part of the song,
and now i'm walking in a park all of the birds they dance below me maybe when things turn green again it will be good to say you know me
love the song and the album!
i dont get what that part means?