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”
Tuesday morning, does she do what he said?
All the things that they talked about lying in bed
They were out for the weekend and got lost in themselves
Would anybody know if she dipped into the tills?
And she knows that it's not perfect with the text that he sends
He's even gotten rid of nearly all of her friends
And she could chattle over it or face being on her own
her heart can never be his and mine never her own
and it seems like forever since she was together
and now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
You've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
So she's caught in two minds, life must be better than this
Like that day in '97 when she shared a kiss
With a mate called Simon who she let touch her chest
Cos he saved her twos on his last cigarette
And it seems like forever since they were together
And now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
You've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
Tuesday evening and she's just leaving work
And she's still got the same amount of cash in her purse
As she had that morning when she got out of bed
She's gonna free herself of all the things that he said
Cos it seems like forever since she was together and now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
you've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
All the things that they talked about lying in bed
They were out for the weekend and got lost in themselves
Would anybody know if she dipped into the tills?
And she knows that it's not perfect with the text that he sends
He's even gotten rid of nearly all of her friends
And she could chattle over it or face being on her own
her heart can never be his and mine never her own
and it seems like forever since she was together
and now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
You've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
So she's caught in two minds, life must be better than this
Like that day in '97 when she shared a kiss
With a mate called Simon who she let touch her chest
Cos he saved her twos on his last cigarette
And it seems like forever since they were together
And now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
You've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
Tuesday evening and she's just leaving work
And she's still got the same amount of cash in her purse
As she had that morning when she got out of bed
She's gonna free herself of all the things that he said
Cos it seems like forever since she was together and now she's in right over her head
Oh look what you've done
you've made a right mess of your life on the run
If not for for the sake of it
You could've been someone
You should've been someone
Lyrics submitted by ePilgrimage
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Radiohead
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Just A Little Lovin'
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Amazing
Ed Sheeran
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"With a mate called Simon who she let touch her chest Cos he saved her twos on his last cigarette" Refers to a LMT song, "This Must Be Love"
yeah, I noticed that...thought it was rather sweet and sad at the same time.