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”
Well it’s a funny thing when your friends are chasing you
Like you hit one of them in the balls and stuff like that
Most times they’ll stop chasing you after a while when they can’t catch you
But cops don’t do that and, and, and I found out the hard way
But, but they proceeded to tell an old lady to go back inside
And right when they were fixing to go through the door
They pulled the drummer down and slammed him on the ground
Slammed him, slammed him
Needless to say the crowd went a little crazy
And so did the cops, they were in a frenzy
They came in and started macing everybody
About that time, macing
Bombing, macing, whatever you need to bug…you the bugs all night, your house
So he comes through, one cop comes through
Bumps me on the back
Without even thinking
In my primal rage stage I was inebriated with alcohol,
That is it, that is it
And young, young vitality, vitality
And I don’t even think, and I grab the cop from behind
And he, and he and I was like what are you doing man?
And he turns around and proceeds to mace me right in my face
Not even a foot, away from my face
So I stop thinking, I just take off running
I was actually high-stepping, it was like
My buddy said he saw me, and I was like he saw some
Long legged creature just like
He took a base high stepping
Going down sixth street, stop tinkling
So I stopped and turned around
Well it’s a funny thing when your friends are chasing you
Like you hit one of them in the balls and stuff like that
Most times they’ll stop chasing you after a while when they can’t catch you
But cops don’t do that, and, and, and I found out the hard way
Because they caught me, because they caught me
Because they caught me, because they caught me
When he's high-steppin' I can’t catch that
Needless to say I turned around
And they came and caught up with me
And proceeded to take me to the ground
And taser me, taser me, taser me
Tasered and maced, uh, pretty good
Like you hit one of them in the balls and stuff like that
Most times they’ll stop chasing you after a while when they can’t catch you
But cops don’t do that and, and, and I found out the hard way
But, but they proceeded to tell an old lady to go back inside
And right when they were fixing to go through the door
They pulled the drummer down and slammed him on the ground
Slammed him, slammed him
Needless to say the crowd went a little crazy
And so did the cops, they were in a frenzy
They came in and started macing everybody
About that time, macing
Bombing, macing, whatever you need to bug…you the bugs all night, your house
So he comes through, one cop comes through
Bumps me on the back
Without even thinking
In my primal rage stage I was inebriated with alcohol,
That is it, that is it
And young, young vitality, vitality
And I don’t even think, and I grab the cop from behind
And he, and he and I was like what are you doing man?
And he turns around and proceeds to mace me right in my face
Not even a foot, away from my face
So I stop thinking, I just take off running
I was actually high-stepping, it was like
My buddy said he saw me, and I was like he saw some
Long legged creature just like
He took a base high stepping
Going down sixth street, stop tinkling
So I stopped and turned around
Well it’s a funny thing when your friends are chasing you
Like you hit one of them in the balls and stuff like that
Most times they’ll stop chasing you after a while when they can’t catch you
But cops don’t do that, and, and, and I found out the hard way
Because they caught me, because they caught me
Because they caught me, because they caught me
When he's high-steppin' I can’t catch that
Needless to say I turned around
And they came and caught up with me
And proceeded to take me to the ground
And taser me, taser me, taser me
Tasered and maced, uh, pretty good
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
I Don't Want You to Die Lyrics as written by Michael Lee Ivins Chris Martin
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