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”
when it goes up and down
you lying awake
trying to catch the sun
there isn't a break
and when we know there is nothing to say
thousands of eyes turning away
deceit and losting
deceit and lost
don't know
during this time
i'm trying where is the place
can i find
what do i want
i don't know
deceit and losting
speed of the daylight
blink of an eye
revolving circles parallel lines
the empty spaces of the in between
the closer i look the further
way that it seems
nobody knows the answer
to the call
they one who realises
where we are
they who searching
they who stand and watch
thousands of hours burning away
you lying awake
trying to catch the sun
there isn't a break
and when we know there is nothing to say
thousands of eyes turning away
deceit and losting
deceit and lost
don't know
during this time
i'm trying where is the place
can i find
what do i want
i don't know
deceit and losting
speed of the daylight
blink of an eye
revolving circles parallel lines
the empty spaces of the in between
the closer i look the further
way that it seems
nobody knows the answer
to the call
they one who realises
where we are
they who searching
they who stand and watch
thousands of hours burning away
Lyrics submitted by ecorchee1
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