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'd like to thank you for being
There when I needed you most
It was nice of you to stick around
I'd also like to thank you
For watching me drown
Not saving me, or bringing you down
I should have walked all the way home
Forgotten all your names
And not answered the phone
Well I guess this brings us
To where we are now
I can't stand you anymore
Can't you get that through your head?
I think it's funny that you talk
Like we are still best friends
I think I'd rather be dead
Tell me what you want
Because what I want is what you can't have
I'll take everything i'm taking it back
Call me what you want
Because I'm not calling you anymore
I'll take everything i'm taking it back
All those times I told myself I'd
Never end up all alone i guess I lied
There when I needed you most
It was nice of you to stick around
I'd also like to thank you
For watching me drown
Not saving me, or bringing you down
I should have walked all the way home
Forgotten all your names
And not answered the phone
Well I guess this brings us
To where we are now
I can't stand you anymore
Can't you get that through your head?
I think it's funny that you talk
Like we are still best friends
I think I'd rather be dead
Tell me what you want
Because what I want is what you can't have
I'll take everything i'm taking it back
Call me what you want
Because I'm not calling you anymore
I'll take everything i'm taking it back
All those times I told myself I'd
Never end up all alone i guess I lied
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