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'm high above the world
Why should I feel pain
Or feel alone
To be protected like a simple boy
If I choose to let you down
Begin to know
You're free to go
You're free to go
I will fight until there's nothing left
Cross the world together from this sinking ship
Or drown alone
Off the coast
Facing nothingness
Drawn to feel the emptiness
Oh help me now
Describe the scene
You're free to go
(We'll face these things some other day)
You're free to go
(I won't leave you you're not ok)
You're free to go
(We'll face these things some other day)
You're free to go
(I won't leave you you're not ok)
Simple boy, stay here
Simple boy, don't wander
Simple boy, you're safe here
Simple boy, simple boy
So when did we lose the plot
Were running against the clock
Don't hesitate
Or you will never know
Simple boy, you're free to go
Don't wander, you're free to go
Simple boy, you're free to go
You're safe here, you're free to go
You're free to go
You're free to go
My simple boy, my simple boy
My simple boy, my simple boy
Why should I feel pain
Or feel alone
To be protected like a simple boy
If I choose to let you down
Begin to know
You're free to go
You're free to go
I will fight until there's nothing left
Cross the world together from this sinking ship
Or drown alone
Off the coast
Facing nothingness
Drawn to feel the emptiness
Oh help me now
Describe the scene
You're free to go
(We'll face these things some other day)
You're free to go
(I won't leave you you're not ok)
You're free to go
(We'll face these things some other day)
You're free to go
(I won't leave you you're not ok)
Simple boy, stay here
Simple boy, don't wander
Simple boy, you're safe here
Simple boy, simple boy
So when did we lose the plot
Were running against the clock
Don't hesitate
Or you will never know
Simple boy, you're free to go
Don't wander, you're free to go
Simple boy, you're free to go
You're safe here, you're free to go
You're free to go
You're free to go
My simple boy, my simple boy
My simple boy, my simple boy
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Simple Boy, after realizing that he is on the path to nothingness and ruin, on a "sinking ship", is given the choice to fight or drown on his path.
Accidentally, it seems, Simple Boy learns that his path, his servitude, his prison, is all a choice he didn't realize he made. Any time he wants to leave, he's "Free to go".
His captors, however, encourage him to stay here, to not wander, because he's "safe".
The rest of the album, after this song, is Simple Boy's journey out of his self-made prison.
@TobyTheSlave This reminds me of APC's Pet (by meaning, not sound).