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”
You're still shakin'
With your ass down on Fairfax
You're out so late
But nobody said that you are so late
Your friends come hot
With plenty of cocaine
But you don't hate
Who's got your back on the night you hesitate
You could talk all night
Your mascara paints my bed
Well it can't be right
But that's the only way
That I can get you wet
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
Well you got me down
I was so ashamed
But you're still, you're still the same
I see you looking for your face on the TV
And you're smiling back
But you never looked at anyone real like that
Why'd you think that I was so unwilling
You loved me so hard
And it's hard to love
When you don't know who you are
Say you wanna be saved
But all your friends are villians
Oh you hate your way
Why do you cut yourself - to feel it
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
Well you got me down
I was so to blame
And you're still, you're still the same
All the boy can do is make you mad
What's wrong with that
You say you need a man to understand
But I'm all you have
Woah..
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
And you got me down
I'm the only one to blame
Cause you're still, you're still the same
Well it's all over now
I wish you to stay
Well I'm still, I'm still okay
And you got me down
But I'm not ashamed
Caused you're still, you're still, you're still..
The same
With your ass down on Fairfax
You're out so late
But nobody said that you are so late
Your friends come hot
With plenty of cocaine
But you don't hate
Who's got your back on the night you hesitate
You could talk all night
Your mascara paints my bed
Well it can't be right
But that's the only way
That I can get you wet
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
Well you got me down
I was so ashamed
But you're still, you're still the same
I see you looking for your face on the TV
And you're smiling back
But you never looked at anyone real like that
Why'd you think that I was so unwilling
You loved me so hard
And it's hard to love
When you don't know who you are
Say you wanna be saved
But all your friends are villians
Oh you hate your way
Why do you cut yourself - to feel it
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
Well you got me down
I was so to blame
And you're still, you're still the same
All the boy can do is make you mad
What's wrong with that
You say you need a man to understand
But I'm all you have
Woah..
Well it's all over now
And you're still the same
But I'm still, I'm still okay
And you got me down
I'm the only one to blame
Cause you're still, you're still the same
Well it's all over now
I wish you to stay
Well I'm still, I'm still okay
And you got me down
But I'm not ashamed
Caused you're still, you're still, you're still..
The same
Lyrics submitted by younglove_r
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