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”
(And so we put our hands...)
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up (alright, okay),
Like the ceiling can’t hold us (alright, okay)
Let's do this!
Return of the Mack, get up!
What it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn’t?
Looking for a better way to get up out of bed,
Instead of getting on the Internet and checking a new hit.
Here we go! Fresh out, pimp strut walking, little bit of humble, little bit of cautious.
Somewhere between like Rocky and Cosby, sweater gang, nope, nope y’all can’t copy.
Yup, bad, moon walking, this here is our party,
My posse's been on Broadway, and we did it our way.
Labels out here,
Now they can’t tell me nothing.
We give that to the people,
Spread it across the country!
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Now, can I kick it? Thank you.
Yeah, I'm so damn grateful.
I grew up, really wanted gold fronts
But that’s what you get when Wu Tang raised you.
Y’all can’t stop me, go hard like I got an 808 in my heart beat.
And I’m eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on shark week
Raise those hands, this is our party,
We came here to live life like nobody was watching!
I got my city right behind me, if I fall, they got me.
Learn from that failure gain humility and then we keep marching ourselves!
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
From the top!
And so we put our hands...
And so we put our hands up, up, up, up, up, up...
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up (alright, okay),
Like the ceiling can’t hold us (alright, okay)
Let's do this!
Return of the Mack, get up!
What it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn’t?
Looking for a better way to get up out of bed,
Instead of getting on the Internet and checking a new hit.
Here we go! Fresh out, pimp strut walking, little bit of humble, little bit of cautious.
Somewhere between like Rocky and Cosby, sweater gang, nope, nope y’all can’t copy.
Yup, bad, moon walking, this here is our party,
My posse's been on Broadway, and we did it our way.
Labels out here,
Now they can’t tell me nothing.
We give that to the people,
Spread it across the country!
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Now, can I kick it? Thank you.
Yeah, I'm so damn grateful.
I grew up, really wanted gold fronts
But that’s what you get when Wu Tang raised you.
Y’all can’t stop me, go hard like I got an 808 in my heart beat.
And I’m eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on shark week
Raise those hands, this is our party,
We came here to live life like nobody was watching!
I got my city right behind me, if I fall, they got me.
Learn from that failure gain humility and then we keep marching ourselves!
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
From the top!
And so we put our hands...
And so we put our hands up, up, up, up, up, up...
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Can we go back, this is the moment,
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over.
So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can’t hold us,
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.
Lyrics submitted by AdamArtz
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