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've never seen you look so empty
I've never heard you sound so low
I've never felt your pain so deeply
And I just wanted you to know
'Cos when your smile feels like you're lying
When it's all too much to bear
There ain't no use denying
You gotta put that weight down somewhere
And as a million faces go by
You're gonna find a new connection
On that you can rely
And you'll feel your heart take wings and fly
But we've all gotta get a little broken sometimes
You say "what's the point in living?"
When your world's been torn apart
Well there ain't no shame in crying
And that's a pretty good place to start
'Cos as a million faces go by
There'll be more than one to touch you
And make sense of your life
You can harden yourself up all you like
But you're still gonna get a little broken sometimes
And though I know you don't believe it right now
You gonna get through this somehow
As time dulls the edge of the pain that you feel
You feel
And as a million faces go by
You'll find a new connection
On that you can rely
And you'll feel your heart take wings and fly, see it fly
You can harden yourself up all you like
But you're still gonna get a little broken sometimes
I've never heard you sound so low
I've never felt your pain so deeply
And I just wanted you to know
'Cos when your smile feels like you're lying
When it's all too much to bear
There ain't no use denying
You gotta put that weight down somewhere
And as a million faces go by
You're gonna find a new connection
On that you can rely
And you'll feel your heart take wings and fly
But we've all gotta get a little broken sometimes
You say "what's the point in living?"
When your world's been torn apart
Well there ain't no shame in crying
And that's a pretty good place to start
'Cos as a million faces go by
There'll be more than one to touch you
And make sense of your life
You can harden yourself up all you like
But you're still gonna get a little broken sometimes
And though I know you don't believe it right now
You gonna get through this somehow
As time dulls the edge of the pain that you feel
You feel
And as a million faces go by
You'll find a new connection
On that you can rely
And you'll feel your heart take wings and fly, see it fly
You can harden yourself up all you like
But you're still gonna get a little broken sometimes
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