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”
Even in the morning
With the light upon your face,
I look up and show the motions I use.
I can hear you breathing,
I feel the space and I
Oh, I,
I'll be the one you never know.
The wildest man,
I never known,
If you want the other side,
On your own,
I'll go, I'll go in the place you'll never know.
Waite until your wedding day,
Then you'll know!
Take it for your medicine,
Take what you saw!
Freak out, freak out, freak out!
I've been sure,
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
And I believe,
Once it's never, nothing,
I heard you say,
Once it's never, nothing,
Take all you can!
Freak out, freak out, freak out!
I've been sure,
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
Even in the morning,
Even inside,
I come on over,
And woke you in the night.
I feel you trembling,
I hear you call,
I'll be waiting
Up inside the moment
I thought you knew,
I see you walking,
You're turning blue,
And hear me say,
I'll be holding on for a day!
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
Don't go running from the light,
Don't go running to the sea!
Inside my mind,
I hope you go there, stay there,
Hide there, wait there!
With the light upon your face,
I look up and show the motions I use.
I can hear you breathing,
I feel the space and I
Oh, I,
I'll be the one you never know.
The wildest man,
I never known,
If you want the other side,
On your own,
I'll go, I'll go in the place you'll never know.
Waite until your wedding day,
Then you'll know!
Take it for your medicine,
Take what you saw!
Freak out, freak out, freak out!
I've been sure,
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
And I believe,
Once it's never, nothing,
I heard you say,
Once it's never, nothing,
Take all you can!
Freak out, freak out, freak out!
I've been sure,
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
Even in the morning,
Even inside,
I come on over,
And woke you in the night.
I feel you trembling,
I hear you call,
I'll be waiting
Up inside the moment
I thought you knew,
I see you walking,
You're turning blue,
And hear me say,
I'll be holding on for a day!
Will you look me in the eyes?
Will you run from what you see?
Will you see me in the light?
Hope you do, I hope you stay!
Don't go running from the light,
Don't go running to the sea!
Inside my mind,
I hope you go there, stay there,
Hide there, wait there!
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