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”
I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green
And whip-smart as the English Channel's wide
And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress
And his watch on any hand between his thighs
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower till I write my whole
life's story
On the back of his big brown eyes
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
And I'm gonna tell my son to join the circus so that death is
cheap
And games are just another way of life
And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes
Because for every truth there are half a million lies
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower till
He learns his hair down far enough to climb outside
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
And whip-smart as the English Channel's wide
And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress
And his watch on any hand between his thighs
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower till I write my whole
life's story
On the back of his big brown eyes
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
And I'm gonna tell my son to join the circus so that death is
cheap
And games are just another way of life
And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes
Because for every truth there are half a million lies
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower till
He learns his hair down far enough to climb outside
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
When they do the double dutch, they stand tensies
Lyrics submitted by Quintonamore
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