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 the weight and all the pressure weed you out?
You got away, but I still carry you around.
I carry you around.
I want to know what I've been fighting for.
I want to know what I've become.
And is there something else I'm waiting for?
Or is the damage finally done?
Cause I'm done.
I'm done.
And it's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And it's all I've got to think about.
It's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And every day gets old
Did you speak the words, or say nothing at all?
And how did you find a way to speak up when I'd call?
And when your friends say I'm a waste of time,
Then you can find out on your own.
And if it's coming down to pick a side,
Then you can decide where to go.
And it's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And it's all I've got to think about.
It's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And every day gets old
Cause I'm done.
You got away, but I still carry you around.
I carry you around.
I want to know what I've been fighting for.
I want to know what I've become.
And is there something else I'm waiting for?
Or is the damage finally done?
Cause I'm done.
I'm done.
And it's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And it's all I've got to think about.
It's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And every day gets old
Did you speak the words, or say nothing at all?
And how did you find a way to speak up when I'd call?
And when your friends say I'm a waste of time,
Then you can find out on your own.
And if it's coming down to pick a side,
Then you can decide where to go.
And it's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And it's all I've got to think about.
It's hard to watch you roam the room.
To watch you from the wall.
And every day gets old
Cause I'm done.
Lyrics submitted by Anistasia
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"Did the weight and all the pressure weed you out? You got away, but I still carry you around. I carry you around."
In a sense, he drove it away. And they left, left him behind, but he still carries that sense of blame on himself for that reason. It's a song about him wondering about closure.
"I want to know what I've been fighting for. I want to know what I've become. And is there something else I'm waiting for? Or is the damage finally done?"
That part above meaning that he's unsure what he left behind, what he could of been for it, or should have been for it while accepting all the damage already contributed. And the room is a reference to his own mind. She lingers around and "roams" around in the room all day, and it's hard for him to watch, because he never found closure.
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He always came back to what he wanted. Always wanting another chance. " You can find out for your own." - And with "Your friends says I'm a waste of time." To me it implies they know about their past, so they know that he likes to get up and leave and come back, for some reason.