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”
You were saved by the good book,
I was saved by the half full glass,
So come on take a good look,
'Cause this party will be our last.
And they've closed down the old bar,
This town's like an empty box,
Well they can't have gone that far,
'Cause I can still see some swing in the box.
The fall it feels like flying,
There's a dangerous hope,
'Cause the ground comes at you faster than you'd think,
Lurking in the shadows,
With the bears and wolves,
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
When you called I was screening,
It confused me that hear your voice,
It was like I was dreaming,
And the ten years became a life,
I could barely remember,
Just enough to open the wounds,
In the darkest December,
I can howl at the early moon.
The fall it feels like flying,
There's a dangerous hope,
'Cause the ground comes at you faster than you'd think.
Lurking in the shadows,
With the bears and wolves,
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
I was saved by the half full glass,
So come on take a good look,
'Cause this party will be our last.
And they've closed down the old bar,
This town's like an empty box,
Well they can't have gone that far,
'Cause I can still see some swing in the box.
The fall it feels like flying,
There's a dangerous hope,
'Cause the ground comes at you faster than you'd think,
Lurking in the shadows,
With the bears and wolves,
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
When you called I was screening,
It confused me that hear your voice,
It was like I was dreaming,
And the ten years became a life,
I could barely remember,
Just enough to open the wounds,
In the darkest December,
I can howl at the early moon.
The fall it feels like flying,
There's a dangerous hope,
'Cause the ground comes at you faster than you'd think.
Lurking in the shadows,
With the bears and wolves,
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
'Cause that's where you feel the most upon these days.
Lyrics submitted by gsleith, edited by AutumnAlmanac
The Good Book Lyrics as written by Gary Lightbody Richard Colburn
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Also don't know about:
When you called I was screening, It confused me that hear your voice, It was like I was dreaming, And ten years became a THIS NEEDS TO RHYME WITH VOICE - he has just heard from this ex love in ten years and that amount of time has been painful so he looks at it like an object. All of the healing of ten years is instantly starting to dissolve.
The last line should read:
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