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”
In the valley
And my heart sinks
There'll be no strings
I'm worth nothing
When the sad wind
From the night said
Help me pretend
That you'll sin
In the dark space
The touch of your soft face
In front of a fireplace
Would you believe me
If the phone rings
Tell him nothing
Or maybe one thing
That hell is coming
'Cause he wasted your time
In a year you'll be mine
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
When I feel numb
From your answer
I take a kinder
Appreciate your kinder
If the glove fits
Above the tool box
You'll hear a pin drop
At the sound of my thoughts
Now the pain cries
Down a cheek it dries
Oh the pink sky
And back little white lies
When my eyes sting
Where my heart sinks
There will be no strings
We're drinking lighting
'Cause he wasted your time
In a year you'll be mine
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
And my heart sinks
There'll be no strings
I'm worth nothing
When the sad wind
From the night said
Help me pretend
That you'll sin
In the dark space
The touch of your soft face
In front of a fireplace
Would you believe me
If the phone rings
Tell him nothing
Or maybe one thing
That hell is coming
'Cause he wasted your time
In a year you'll be mine
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
When I feel numb
From your answer
I take a kinder
Appreciate your kinder
If the glove fits
Above the tool box
You'll hear a pin drop
At the sound of my thoughts
Now the pain cries
Down a cheek it dries
Oh the pink sky
And back little white lies
When my eyes sting
Where my heart sinks
There will be no strings
We're drinking lighting
'Cause he wasted your time
In a year you'll be mine
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
We're drinking your lighting
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well
No you don't fair well, without me
Lyrics submitted by PsychoTrain, edited by enekobus, nottom
Drinking Lightning Lyrics as written by Aaron Bruno
Lyrics © RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
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