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”
Hold her hand through the black light
Baby it's a forest land of trick slides
Honey just take your time
Close her eyes
"I'm scared," she whispered
As she wants to hide
Into a back room where
She paints on a smile
She hears a sound
She hears a sound
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh
She waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so she left
Town with the rock show
Keep it cool at the freakshow
Baby its a happy place
If you lose it, honey
Just take your time
Close his eyes
"Touch me," he whispered
As he walks to the light
From the window
There's visions of
A house in the night
He hears a sound
He hears a sound
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh
She waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so she left
Town with the rock show
Hold her, tell her that you need her
Please undress her slowly, uh-oh
Never hold the girl too tightly
She can't breathe when you speak
Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh!
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh
We waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so we left
Town with the rock show
Rock show, rock show, rock show
Baby it's a forest land of trick slides
Honey just take your time
Close her eyes
"I'm scared," she whispered
As she wants to hide
Into a back room where
She paints on a smile
She hears a sound
She hears a sound
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh
She waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so she left
Town with the rock show
Keep it cool at the freakshow
Baby its a happy place
If you lose it, honey
Just take your time
Close his eyes
"Touch me," he whispered
As he walks to the light
From the window
There's visions of
A house in the night
He hears a sound
He hears a sound
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh
She waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so she left
Town with the rock show
Hold her, tell her that you need her
Please undress her slowly, uh-oh
Never hold the girl too tightly
She can't breathe when you speak
Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh!
It could have been love
It could have been anybody
Anybody, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh
We waited for love
But there wasn't anybody
Around so we left
Town with the rock show
Rock show, rock show, rock show
Lyrics submitted by killstar
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