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 met a man of two feet tall
This man was quite ambitious
In a world that is so vicious
To us all
I said hi
As he replied
He said listen to these words that I have lived by my whole life
You're only as tall
As your heart will let you be
And you're only as small
As the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall
I met a man of twelve feet tall
He towered like a giant
In a world that was defiant
Of his height
I said hi
As he replied
He said listen to these words
That I have dreaded my whole life
You're only as tall
As your heart will let you be
And you're only as small
As the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall
I am a man of six feet tall
Just looking for some answers
In a world that answers none of them at all
I'll say hi
But not reply to the letters
That you write because
I found some peace of mind
Cause I'm only as tall
As my heart will let me be
And I'm only as small as the world will make me seem
And when the going gets rough
And I feel like I may fall
I'll look on the bright side
I'm roughly six feet tall.
This man was quite ambitious
In a world that is so vicious
To us all
I said hi
As he replied
He said listen to these words that I have lived by my whole life
You're only as tall
As your heart will let you be
And you're only as small
As the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall
I met a man of twelve feet tall
He towered like a giant
In a world that was defiant
Of his height
I said hi
As he replied
He said listen to these words
That I have dreaded my whole life
You're only as tall
As your heart will let you be
And you're only as small
As the world will make you seem
And when the going gets rough
And you feel like you may fall
Just look on the bright side
You're roughly six feet tall
I am a man of six feet tall
Just looking for some answers
In a world that answers none of them at all
I'll say hi
But not reply to the letters
That you write because
I found some peace of mind
Cause I'm only as tall
As my heart will let me be
And I'm only as small as the world will make me seem
And when the going gets rough
And I feel like I may fall
I'll look on the bright side
I'm roughly six feet tall.
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I think that although you aim for succes, it isn't the way wich makes you most happy. The size of the men, (2-6-12) does represent their psychologic state, it has nothing to do with height.
Very good song. iLike!
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