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”
Baby, you're making me want you
And baby, you're making me love you
We're in the city, city, making me want you
We're in the city, city, making me love you
Making me care
Do dooh, do dooh, do dooh, do dooh
Da da dumb, da dumb, da dumb
Baby, you're making me want you
(Want you)
And baby, you're making me love you
(Love you)
We're in the city, city, making me want you
(Want you)
We're in the city, city, city, making me love you
(Making me love you)
Making me care
(Making me care)
Do do dooh, do dooh do do
Do doo dooh, do dooh
Da da dumb, da dah
Do doo dooh, do doo dooh
Gave up on do's
Doohs and da's at this point
Da dumb
Want you
Love you
Want you
In the city your footsteps float in the air
In the city at night there's no one else there
In the city see all the old street lamps again
In the city they took all the new ones away
You wind down a window to let in some light
Through the middle of glossum [unverified] billboards at night
And pausing to catch your breath in the rain
In the city your home again, again
Do dooh, do dooh
Do dooh, do dooh
Da dumb, da dumb
And baby, you're making me love you
We're in the city, city, making me want you
We're in the city, city, making me love you
Making me care
Do dooh, do dooh, do dooh, do dooh
Da da dumb, da dumb, da dumb
Baby, you're making me want you
(Want you)
And baby, you're making me love you
(Love you)
We're in the city, city, making me want you
(Want you)
We're in the city, city, city, making me love you
(Making me love you)
Making me care
(Making me care)
Do do dooh, do dooh do do
Do doo dooh, do dooh
Da da dumb, da dah
Do doo dooh, do doo dooh
Gave up on do's
Doohs and da's at this point
Da dumb
Want you
Love you
Want you
In the city your footsteps float in the air
In the city at night there's no one else there
In the city see all the old street lamps again
In the city they took all the new ones away
You wind down a window to let in some light
Through the middle of glossum [unverified] billboards at night
And pausing to catch your breath in the rain
In the city your home again, again
Do dooh, do dooh
Do dooh, do dooh
Da dumb, da dumb
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