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 feel it?
The pressure on my chest,
It’s tearing at my heart and wearing down my soul.
I need to escape this hell of mine
To find my reason for going on
I need to feel the wind on my face
Let go of all my old memories.
So I can turn a new chapter
And change my fate…
I need to feel the wind on my face
Let go of all my old memories
So I can turn a new chapter and change my fate
Open up my wings, so I can fly away
Runaway, I’m just a broken mirror
Shattered on the ground, and I used to be so clear
I can’t begin to start again
On and on I’m like a broken record
I’m a song skipping, start me over one more time
Just press stop and hit rewind.
The chains have broken from my wrists
Now free to make a new start
A new place to rest my head
A new home to call my own
New friends and different faces
Open up my wings so I can fly to a better place (so I can fly away)
The pressure on my chest,
It’s tearing at my heart and wearing down my soul.
I need to escape this hell of mine
To find my reason for going on
I need to feel the wind on my face
Let go of all my old memories.
So I can turn a new chapter
And change my fate…
I need to feel the wind on my face
Let go of all my old memories
So I can turn a new chapter and change my fate
Open up my wings, so I can fly away
Runaway, I’m just a broken mirror
Shattered on the ground, and I used to be so clear
I can’t begin to start again
On and on I’m like a broken record
I’m a song skipping, start me over one more time
Just press stop and hit rewind.
The chains have broken from my wrists
Now free to make a new start
A new place to rest my head
A new home to call my own
New friends and different faces
Open up my wings so I can fly to a better place (so I can fly away)
Lyrics submitted by paulskibrah
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