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”
Did you think that I'd just slowly start to fade
You could steal my livelihood and send me on my way
I know it's old but I was caught out in the rain
So I rested under a bridge
I made some new friends
And I wept, and I wept
Did you really think that I'd just stand in line
Wait around for you until whatever time you like
I took the pieces of a broken heart
And I had no choice
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
I'm over it
You leave me more damaged every day
you took my entire world and threw it all away
Its cold outside I need a place to lay
So I rest beneath the bridge with the friends that I made
Couldn't really think that I'd just stand aside
Take up something new or start another life
Look at the pieces of a broken heart
And see what it could do
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
I'm over it
Can't think that I'd just slowly fade away
You could put me on the sidewalk with a suitcase
I know it's over and it sounds a bit cliche
But I want you back so bad
Leave the pieces where they lay
And I pray for your return
There's no sign
And I'm sleeping with my one eye open
Just in case you might
No, nothing ever works
Its just a waste of time
I can't seem to get it right
Heartbreak on the 101
Everybody's watching
Come take a look
Heartbreak on the 101
Everybody watch
Everybody look
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
You could steal my livelihood and send me on my way
I know it's old but I was caught out in the rain
So I rested under a bridge
I made some new friends
And I wept, and I wept
Did you really think that I'd just stand in line
Wait around for you until whatever time you like
I took the pieces of a broken heart
And I had no choice
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
I'm over it
You leave me more damaged every day
you took my entire world and threw it all away
Its cold outside I need a place to lay
So I rest beneath the bridge with the friends that I made
Couldn't really think that I'd just stand aside
Take up something new or start another life
Look at the pieces of a broken heart
And see what it could do
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
I'm over it
Can't think that I'd just slowly fade away
You could put me on the sidewalk with a suitcase
I know it's over and it sounds a bit cliche
But I want you back so bad
Leave the pieces where they lay
And I pray for your return
There's no sign
And I'm sleeping with my one eye open
Just in case you might
No, nothing ever works
Its just a waste of time
I can't seem to get it right
Heartbreak on the 101
Everybody's watching
Come take a look
Heartbreak on the 101
Everybody watch
Everybody look
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
Heartbreak on the 101
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