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 watched you steal away
A man's best years
With the drumming of his fingers
And the kicking of his heels
I watched you put away
Your sweetest sins
I watched tempters satisfy
With the sweetest taste of wasted time
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
I watched him travel down
A steady road
With no milestones
Just a gentle slope
Soft underfoot, no sudden turns
Warn of sliding down that safe and sound
But not too familiar road
This is all too familiar
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
I watched you steal away
A man's best years
With the drumming of his fingers
And the kicking of his heels
Without a twinkle in his eye
I watched him beg and plead
With moving lips and bended knees
Just to have you back
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
Be numb my heart
Oh, nothingness
Be numb my heart
Oh, nothingness
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
A man's best years
With the drumming of his fingers
And the kicking of his heels
I watched you put away
Your sweetest sins
I watched tempters satisfy
With the sweetest taste of wasted time
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
I watched him travel down
A steady road
With no milestones
Just a gentle slope
Soft underfoot, no sudden turns
Warn of sliding down that safe and sound
But not too familiar road
This is all too familiar
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
I watched you steal away
A man's best years
With the drumming of his fingers
And the kicking of his heels
Without a twinkle in his eye
I watched him beg and plead
With moving lips and bended knees
Just to have you back
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
Be numb my heart
Oh, nothingness
Be numb my heart
Oh, nothingness
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me disappear
Don't let me fall apart
Don't lead me to the wayside
Just don't let me go
Don't let me fade away
Don't let me disappear
Don't lead me to the wayside
Anything or not a thing will do
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Oubliette (Disappear) Lyrics as written by Jonathan James Farriss Michael Hutchence
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Spirit Music Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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