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”
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned
'Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect
Trying to fit a square into a circle
Was no life
I defy
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
I'm coming clean, oh
I'm shedding
Shedding every color
Trying to find a pigment of truth
Beneath my skin, oh
'Cause different
Doesn't feel so different
And going out is better
Then always staying in
Feel the wind
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
I'm coming clean
(Rain fall) I'm coming clean
Hey, yeah (rain fall down)
Let the rain fall
Let the rain fall
I'm coming
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams (I'm coming clean)
Let it wash away my sanity (I'm coming clean)
'Cause I want to feel the thunder (let the rain fall)
I wanna scream (let the rain fall)
Let the rain fall down (let the rain fall)
I'm coming clean (let the rain fall down)
Hm, oh
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
Back to the beginning
Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned
'Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect
Trying to fit a square into a circle
Was no life
I defy
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
I'm coming clean, oh
I'm shedding
Shedding every color
Trying to find a pigment of truth
Beneath my skin, oh
'Cause different
Doesn't feel so different
And going out is better
Then always staying in
Feel the wind
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
I'm coming clean
(Rain fall) I'm coming clean
Hey, yeah (rain fall down)
Let the rain fall
Let the rain fall
I'm coming
Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I want to feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean
Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams (I'm coming clean)
Let it wash away my sanity (I'm coming clean)
'Cause I want to feel the thunder (let the rain fall)
I wanna scream (let the rain fall)
Let the rain fall down (let the rain fall)
I'm coming clean (let the rain fall down)
Hm, oh
Let's go back
Back to the beginning
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Come Clean Lyrics as written by Kara Dioguardi John Shanks
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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