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”
Oh, I watched you grow up
Only to despise
I seen the madness stack up
Through tarpaulin eyes
I have heard you come up
Believing your own lies
Witnessed the blessing rise up
In a very strange disguise
And though you have become a burden
One thing remains, that's for certain
I will love you all my life
But without you in my life
Yes I watched you climb up
I seen you come alive
From those very humble beginnings
In NW5
And though we face the final curtain
One thing remains, that's for certain
I will love you all my life
But without you in my life
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing, I sing now
Oh I watched you grow up
Only to despise
Witnessed the blessing rise up
In a very strange disguise
Nothing, it seems, lasts forever
People change just like the weather
Some for good and sometimes never
I hope things work out for the better
'Cause I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just the smile you bring
Just to hear that song to sing
Only to despise
I seen the madness stack up
Through tarpaulin eyes
I have heard you come up
Believing your own lies
Witnessed the blessing rise up
In a very strange disguise
And though you have become a burden
One thing remains, that's for certain
I will love you all my life
But without you in my life
Yes I watched you climb up
I seen you come alive
From those very humble beginnings
In NW5
And though we face the final curtain
One thing remains, that's for certain
I will love you all my life
But without you in my life
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing, I sing now
Oh I watched you grow up
Only to despise
Witnessed the blessing rise up
In a very strange disguise
Nothing, it seems, lasts forever
People change just like the weather
Some for good and sometimes never
I hope things work out for the better
'Cause I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just that smile you bring
For just that song to sing
I would give you everything
For just the smile you bring
Just to hear that song to sing
Lyrics submitted by Demented Hacker
NW5 Lyrics as written by Lee Jay Thompson Michael Barson
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
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