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”
You started out fresh with your axe on your shoulders
One hand in another, cleverly stewn.
Who would have thought that it'd be six years later,
Another mistake and you're out on your own.
So do you think that they will still listen?
Still come see the shows and still sing along?
Who would have thought that it'd be six years later,
We'd still be playing the same riffs and songs
We're an army of hearts, too bold to dishearten,
Too heavy to crumble, too big to tear down,
She will try till her last dying day,
To take what we love and burn it to the ground.
So lets lay it out, we'll take it from the top
and try a change of pace,
You'll do your best to stop, but the fact remains the same:
We're an army of hearts, and watch out for the break...
and listen to the songs and don't you dare forget the name.
[Chorus]
“I'll never go away,” she said,
My heart and my hands still holding her head.
Two more hours ‘till I'm out of her bed,
One more night of this and I'll be dead.
[Chorus]
One hand in another, cleverly stewn.
Who would have thought that it'd be six years later,
Another mistake and you're out on your own.
So do you think that they will still listen?
Still come see the shows and still sing along?
Who would have thought that it'd be six years later,
We'd still be playing the same riffs and songs
We're an army of hearts, too bold to dishearten,
Too heavy to crumble, too big to tear down,
She will try till her last dying day,
To take what we love and burn it to the ground.
So lets lay it out, we'll take it from the top
and try a change of pace,
You'll do your best to stop, but the fact remains the same:
We're an army of hearts, and watch out for the break...
and listen to the songs and don't you dare forget the name.
[Chorus]
“I'll never go away,” she said,
My heart and my hands still holding her head.
Two more hours ‘till I'm out of her bed,
One more night of this and I'll be dead.
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by heyfrank
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