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”
Hey boy in the corner there
You're keeping people at bay
The others dance, you sit and stare
It doesn't really have to stay that way
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Hey girl on the dance floor
Don't get carried away
You're looking good, but are you sure
You look to good by the light of day
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system all have the chance
Love system, love system get up and dance
Love system, love system everyone's there
Love system, love system let down your hair
Love system, love system
Hey mother it can't be true
You're just not making sense
Now you're alone it won't help you
To sit alone on the garden fence
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system all have the chance
Love system, love system get up and dance
Love system, love system everyone's there
Love system, love system let down your hair
Love system, love system
Cause I know that there's a love system
It's a circus, it's a fate
If you're unhappy, trust the love system
Now is never too late
It's up you to change your way of life
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system
Words: Sven Dohrow
Music: Michael Gerlach
(C) 1983 Hansa Musik Produktion GmbH
You're keeping people at bay
The others dance, you sit and stare
It doesn't really have to stay that way
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Hey girl on the dance floor
Don't get carried away
You're looking good, but are you sure
You look to good by the light of day
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system all have the chance
Love system, love system get up and dance
Love system, love system everyone's there
Love system, love system let down your hair
Love system, love system
Hey mother it can't be true
You're just not making sense
Now you're alone it won't help you
To sit alone on the garden fence
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system all have the chance
Love system, love system get up and dance
Love system, love system everyone's there
Love system, love system let down your hair
Love system, love system
Cause I know that there's a love system
It's a circus, it's a fate
If you're unhappy, trust the love system
Now is never too late
It's up you to change your way of life
Take a chance and free yourself
Don't get left on the shelf
Love system, love system
Words: Sven Dohrow
Music: Michael Gerlach
(C) 1983 Hansa Musik Produktion GmbH
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