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 know that I've been dancin'
Around the truth ooh whoa
But tell me what the hell I'm supposed to do
And I, I'm a little bit agitated
With a slight scent of denial
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da-da-da) I won't try that again
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da-da-da), I won't try that again
(Ooh) La la la la
La la la la
La la la la, la
Shalom?
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la, la
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
A better judgment
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da da da), I won't try that again
Around the truth ooh whoa
But tell me what the hell I'm supposed to do
And I, I'm a little bit agitated
With a slight scent of denial
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da-da-da) I won't try that again
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da-da-da), I won't try that again
(Ooh) La la la la
La la la la
La la la la, la
Shalom?
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la, la
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
Everybody's going to the party and we're having a good time
And I'm feeling alright tonight
With a better judgment
A better judgment
I'm callin' all the time I know I interrupt
But it hurts when all I hear is you hangin' up
And (la da da da da da da), I won't try that again
Lyrics submitted by thexberger
Smelyalata Lyrics as written by Christofer Drew
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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