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”
Ooh
Ooh
The headlights of my daddy's car are dimmer than the moon
And the radio is playin' low, it's Johnny Cash in June
But I know these hills, these twisted roads, I know their every turn
As the city sits below and like a distant fire it burns
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
I was born in east Los Angeles, my father walked the beat
So, out of spite, I turned to petty crime upon the streets
'Til I met this girl at the pool hall
Man, you know she knocked me off my feet
And I swore to change my wicked ways and win her heart to me
So we married in the month of May and we moved up in the hills
And like my old man I joined the police force to pay the bills
But when a crooked sergeant called me in yeah, and I wouldn't play the game
Well, he took my badge and he took my gun and he sent me off in shame
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
So I tried my hand at selling cars, but I couldn't make a poor man buy
Then I drove a truck, but I hated all those long and dusty miles
So now I sell that cocaine, honey, yeah up in the hills of Hollywood
And the one I loved has left me, and in truth, I knew she would
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a lover lost at sea
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
Ooh
The headlights of my daddy's car are dimmer than the moon
And the radio is playin' low, it's Johnny Cash in June
But I know these hills, these twisted roads, I know their every turn
As the city sits below and like a distant fire it burns
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
I was born in east Los Angeles, my father walked the beat
So, out of spite, I turned to petty crime upon the streets
'Til I met this girl at the pool hall
Man, you know she knocked me off my feet
And I swore to change my wicked ways and win her heart to me
So we married in the month of May and we moved up in the hills
And like my old man I joined the police force to pay the bills
But when a crooked sergeant called me in yeah, and I wouldn't play the game
Well, he took my badge and he took my gun and he sent me off in shame
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
So I tried my hand at selling cars, but I couldn't make a poor man buy
Then I drove a truck, but I hated all those long and dusty miles
So now I sell that cocaine, honey, yeah up in the hills of Hollywood
And the one I loved has left me, and in truth, I knew she would
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a lover lost at sea
'Cause I'm a rebel to the one I love
Her heart so far from me
Yeah I'm a rebel to the one I love
Just a man who's lost at sea
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Rebel Lyrics as written by Eric Earley
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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