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”
Doesn't seem that selfish
No, not in the least
What's so self-righteous
About this curiosity
This want for a meager exchange
So much time has passed but still it remains
This need for you
Is a reoccurring theme in my life
Don't you think I'm lonely
Eager to complete this story
Confused and still haunted
With why
You'd start over
And ignore me
It takes time to realize
The other side of you
That's controlling
Blind in hindsight
Of our lives
Even if you left me and my brother
Even if you left us and our mother
Want nothing more than to catch your eye
Would you be impressed with how far I've climbed
Without your assistance
With you nowhere in sight
Don't you think I'm lonely
Eager to complete this story
Confused and still haunted
With why
You'd start over
And ignore us
It takes time to realize
The other side of you
That's controlling
Blind in hindsight
Of our lives
Even if you left me and my brother
Even if you left us and our mother
She's had her share
More than we'll know
My brother won't
He just won't let go
They say you're sick and there's a name and a phrase
To apply and help explain
Still having trouble trying to separate
How you started a new family
Even after you left me and my brother
Even after you left us and our mother
No, not in the least
What's so self-righteous
About this curiosity
This want for a meager exchange
So much time has passed but still it remains
This need for you
Is a reoccurring theme in my life
Don't you think I'm lonely
Eager to complete this story
Confused and still haunted
With why
You'd start over
And ignore me
It takes time to realize
The other side of you
That's controlling
Blind in hindsight
Of our lives
Even if you left me and my brother
Even if you left us and our mother
Want nothing more than to catch your eye
Would you be impressed with how far I've climbed
Without your assistance
With you nowhere in sight
Don't you think I'm lonely
Eager to complete this story
Confused and still haunted
With why
You'd start over
And ignore us
It takes time to realize
The other side of you
That's controlling
Blind in hindsight
Of our lives
Even if you left me and my brother
Even if you left us and our mother
She's had her share
More than we'll know
My brother won't
He just won't let go
They say you're sick and there's a name and a phrase
To apply and help explain
Still having trouble trying to separate
How you started a new family
Even after you left me and my brother
Even after you left us and our mother
Lyrics submitted by xStickxCorex
Even If Lyrics as written by Jarrod Gorbel
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Great version of a great song,
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kinda sounds to me like "that's controlled and blind in hindsight of our lives"
The ending is the best part. Song's pretty self-explantory but still amazing song.
jarrod said that this one was about a family losing their father to a mental illness
His voice is so beautiful.
this song is so beautiful it makes me cry. my dad is currently in a mental hospital right now, for the second time. he tried to overdose. he's not speaking to me. i feel like i've lost him. he's not himself anymore.
this band is amazing i'm suprised they haven't blown up yet.
Stay strong, letlovein. <br /> Is your dad better now? <br /> <br /> &I'll have to agree with you that this band is amazing. I <3 them! :]
i love the band, but this song holds a special meaning in my heart. i feel like it was written just for me because my dad was never around much while i was growing up, then he left us a few years ago. Now we are having financial problems because of it. whenever im feeling upset, this song always makes me better, because it feels that special to me. i love the honorary title and jarrod gorbel, im really glad they do music for the sake of doing music.