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 wasn't there the moment
You first learned to breathe
But I'm on my way, on my way
I wasn't there the moment
You got off your knees
But I'm on my way, I'm on my way
Lay down
And come alive in all you've found
All you're meant to be
And for now
Wait until the morning light
And close our eyes to see
Just close your eyes to see
A tear must have formed in my eye
When you had your first kiss
But I'm on my way, on my way
So leave a space deep inside
For everything I'll miss
'Cause I'm on my way, on my way
Lay down
And come alive in all you've found
All you're meant to be, oh
And for now
Wait until the morning light
And close our eyes to see
Just close your eyes to see
And when you feel no saving grace
Well I'm on my way, on my way
And when you're bound to second place
Well I'm on my way, on my way oh
So don't believe it's all in vain
Cause I'm on my way, on my way oh
The lie I did is worth the pain
'Cause I'm on my way, on my way oh
I'll be there the moment
You come out in white
'Cause I'm on my way
On my way
You first learned to breathe
But I'm on my way, on my way
I wasn't there the moment
You got off your knees
But I'm on my way, I'm on my way
Lay down
And come alive in all you've found
All you're meant to be
And for now
Wait until the morning light
And close our eyes to see
Just close your eyes to see
A tear must have formed in my eye
When you had your first kiss
But I'm on my way, on my way
So leave a space deep inside
For everything I'll miss
'Cause I'm on my way, on my way
Lay down
And come alive in all you've found
All you're meant to be, oh
And for now
Wait until the morning light
And close our eyes to see
Just close your eyes to see
And when you feel no saving grace
Well I'm on my way, on my way
And when you're bound to second place
Well I'm on my way, on my way oh
So don't believe it's all in vain
Cause I'm on my way, on my way oh
The lie I did is worth the pain
'Cause I'm on my way, on my way oh
I'll be there the moment
You come out in white
'Cause I'm on my way
On my way
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I wasn't there the moment That you first learned to breathe But I'm on my way, on my way I wasn't there the moment That you got off your knees But I'm on my way, on my way
Lay down And come alive in all you've found, All you're meant to be And for now Just wait until the morning light Close our eyes to see Just close your eyes to see
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