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”
Hold on, cling to me
Abandon all sympathy
Free will, destiny
No choice, obscurity
Blessing in disguise
Wolf in sheep’s clothing
His body, its own worst enemy
Seeking to correct the soul
Ravage his mind
Demon inside
Rectify anew
All men created equal
Death pays no heed
He stands neglected
Shackled, arrested
Poisoned, infected
Dying, rejected
Never scared
No comfort in truth
For those who wish to feel
Soldier of misfortune
We carry your torch
She lives through denial
Rose tint, dulling eyes
Brilliantly shining
Time won’t heal all wounds
Becoming the impossible
Pessimist, beloved by all
Her strength, second to none
Pulling thread, she’s undone
Unraveled, stitched together
Ripping seams, face the end
See him raptured
This too shall pass
This too shall pass
Shattered existence
Peace in cremation
Lost, not forgotten
This too shall pass
This too shall pass
Abandon all sympathy
Free will, destiny
No choice, obscurity
Blessing in disguise
Wolf in sheep’s clothing
His body, its own worst enemy
Seeking to correct the soul
Ravage his mind
Demon inside
Rectify anew
All men created equal
Death pays no heed
He stands neglected
Shackled, arrested
Poisoned, infected
Dying, rejected
Never scared
No comfort in truth
For those who wish to feel
Soldier of misfortune
We carry your torch
She lives through denial
Rose tint, dulling eyes
Brilliantly shining
Time won’t heal all wounds
Becoming the impossible
Pessimist, beloved by all
Her strength, second to none
Pulling thread, she’s undone
Unraveled, stitched together
Ripping seams, face the end
See him raptured
This too shall pass
This too shall pass
Shattered existence
Peace in cremation
Lost, not forgotten
This too shall pass
This too shall pass
Lyrics submitted by JDT
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