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”
MARTIN:
Now that we have expired
I should be honest
Marie, I was unfaithful
To you and it kills me
And I have a son
Who I've never met
MARIEL:
Martin, you can be honest
With me if you want to
I don't want your devils
To hold me and haunt me
'Cause I have a love
For you that's absurd
MARTIN: For eighty miles, oh, how we drove
MARIEL: I drove
MARTIN: You drove
M&M: We drove together
MARTIN: For eighty miles, puffing our smokes
MARIEL: I smoked
MARTIN: You smoked
M&M: We smoked together
MARTIN: But you loved me
MARIEL: Yes, I loved you
MARTIN: For seven days, oh, how we drank
MARIEL: I drank
MARTIN: You drank
M&M: We drank together
MARTIN: At roadside pubs in the rain
MARIEL: I drank
MARTIN: You drank
M&M: Let's drink together
MARTIN: But you need me
MARIEL: Yes, I need you
MARTIN:
Mariel, someone's bleeding in the wall
The house is beginning to crumble
The baby is on fire
Oh, dear! The zebras scaling the roof
The mice are beginning to scatter
Oh, Marie!
You tied my shoes for me
You tied them tight
But the roof blew off
And you fell out of love
I wasted time on you
I wasted socks
But the sun went down
And I fell out of love
Mariel, would you love me if I was a liar?
Now that we have expired
I should be honest
Marie, I was unfaithful
To you and it kills me
And I have a son
Who I've never met
MARIEL:
Martin, you can be honest
With me if you want to
I don't want your devils
To hold me and haunt me
'Cause I have a love
For you that's absurd
MARTIN: For eighty miles, oh, how we drove
MARIEL: I drove
MARTIN: You drove
M&M: We drove together
MARTIN: For eighty miles, puffing our smokes
MARIEL: I smoked
MARTIN: You smoked
M&M: We smoked together
MARTIN: But you loved me
MARIEL: Yes, I loved you
MARTIN: For seven days, oh, how we drank
MARIEL: I drank
MARTIN: You drank
M&M: We drank together
MARTIN: At roadside pubs in the rain
MARIEL: I drank
MARTIN: You drank
M&M: Let's drink together
MARTIN: But you need me
MARIEL: Yes, I need you
MARTIN:
Mariel, someone's bleeding in the wall
The house is beginning to crumble
The baby is on fire
Oh, dear! The zebras scaling the roof
The mice are beginning to scatter
Oh, Marie!
You tied my shoes for me
You tied them tight
But the roof blew off
And you fell out of love
I wasted time on you
I wasted socks
But the sun went down
And I fell out of love
Mariel, would you love me if I was a liar?
Lyrics submitted by jjjonatron
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