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”
Can you say
I won't be the one that changes everything
And while she's waiting up
I'm trying to play this down
Sleep away the sun and the rain
Whatever it takes to forget how she tastes
If she won't try
I won't even fight to keep her
To keep her by my side
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
I fell for her the second that she left
Seems I only want the things that I can't have
Come tomorrow, it's too late
You were my only reason to stay in this place
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
And truthfully, I'm starting to believe
The world is full of love
But it's too late for me
I've let it slip away
Now it's all I need
To fix the things I've broken
To rip me open
So I can feel again
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
I won't be the one that changes everything
And while she's waiting up
I'm trying to play this down
Sleep away the sun and the rain
Whatever it takes to forget how she tastes
If she won't try
I won't even fight to keep her
To keep her by my side
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
I fell for her the second that she left
Seems I only want the things that I can't have
Come tomorrow, it's too late
You were my only reason to stay in this place
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
And truthfully, I'm starting to believe
The world is full of love
But it's too late for me
I've let it slip away
Now it's all I need
To fix the things I've broken
To rip me open
So I can feel again
I'll get through this
And think to myself
The harder I tried the more that I fell out of love
And out of my mind without you
When you left, it wasn't enough
The only thing I could remember was
"I love you" means "I'm never giving up"
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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