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”
Fuck those crowing crows, nicotine stains my throat
On a slow moving boat, I move, looking for you
And down the river along the sea
Up in the sky a big black kite follows
Stranger with skin pale as the moon
Who woke me in my hotel room
On my made connection to an unknown world
I'm hoping to find you
Down the mountain, pear and apple trees
Up in the breeze, a big black sheet falling
Empty park so lifeless and quiet, walk it every day
On my way to Chinatown to buy presents for my love
Black kite black kite black kite
Telephone beside my bed, will it ever ring?
Paper laying at my door, air outside the window
Black kite black kite black kite
On a slow moving boat, I move, looking for you
And down the river along the sea
Up in the sky a big black kite follows
Stranger with skin pale as the moon
Who woke me in my hotel room
On my made connection to an unknown world
I'm hoping to find you
Down the mountain, pear and apple trees
Up in the breeze, a big black sheet falling
Empty park so lifeless and quiet, walk it every day
On my way to Chinatown to buy presents for my love
Black kite black kite black kite
Telephone beside my bed, will it ever ring?
Paper laying at my door, air outside the window
Black kite black kite black kite
Lyrics submitted by smallwonderrobot
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