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 wanna wake with a reason to celebrate
I wanna wake up before it's too late
I wanna hear that song on the radio
Spinning round my head like a halo
As I fade to another place
Where I dream while I'm still awake
I feel changed and I waste away
I sip this cheap champagne
It's just another day
Hey old man you used to live for the heroin
You were shooting star, leaving impressions
Now you're sittin' alone in your rocking chair
Wishing you could rocket right out of there
As I fade to another place
Where I dream while I'm still awake
I feel changed and I waste away
I sip this cheap champagne
It's just another day
It's hopeless devotion
It drags me down, it weighs a thousand pounds
I'm drowning in horrid lies
How can this be true, I have been denied
I wanna wake up before it's too late
I wanna hear that song on the radio
Spinning round my head like a halo
As I fade to another place
Where I dream while I'm still awake
I feel changed and I waste away
I sip this cheap champagne
It's just another day
Hey old man you used to live for the heroin
You were shooting star, leaving impressions
Now you're sittin' alone in your rocking chair
Wishing you could rocket right out of there
As I fade to another place
Where I dream while I'm still awake
I feel changed and I waste away
I sip this cheap champagne
It's just another day
It's hopeless devotion
It drags me down, it weighs a thousand pounds
I'm drowning in horrid lies
How can this be true, I have been denied
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wow no comments yet, holy fuck. well i got to say this is my favorite song by bloodsimple off the red harvest album.
to me this song is all about the lies he was told and how he wished everyone would of just told him the truth because like he says its thinker than water, also the truth doesnt hurt as much as a lie will in the end
Best song on the album