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”
Stare at the walls
Pray for reflection
Try to recall
Beg for redemption
Lost amid the lines
Vie for salvation
Solace is mine
Doused in temptation
Now I'm on my way
I'm chirping away at my denial
With my innocence on trial
It's all the same an endless maze
With no tomorrow
I am detained behind the door
It's madness with no cure
I'm locked in chains, drowned in shame
No fear or sorrow
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Finding my way into the light
By the darkness of the night
A path so clear, release my fear
No strengths to borrow
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Shows no mercy, we're in denial
One more stage and we'll reconcile
Time stands still in this virtual land
There is no winning this losing hand
Spinning around, falling away
Losing my mind and pounding my brain
Take me down, turning to grey
Gotta get out, help me to escape
I need an answer now
Cuz I'm bound to lose my mind
I'm spinning around and around
But darkness is all I find
Spinning around, falling away
Losing my mind and pounding my brain
Taking me down, going insane
Get me out, get me out, help me to escape
Taking me down, I'm going insane
Get me out, get me out, help me to escape!
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Pray for reflection
Try to recall
Beg for redemption
Lost amid the lines
Vie for salvation
Solace is mine
Doused in temptation
Now I'm on my way
I'm chirping away at my denial
With my innocence on trial
It's all the same an endless maze
With no tomorrow
I am detained behind the door
It's madness with no cure
I'm locked in chains, drowned in shame
No fear or sorrow
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Finding my way into the light
By the darkness of the night
A path so clear, release my fear
No strengths to borrow
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Shows no mercy, we're in denial
One more stage and we'll reconcile
Time stands still in this virtual land
There is no winning this losing hand
Spinning around, falling away
Losing my mind and pounding my brain
Take me down, turning to grey
Gotta get out, help me to escape
I need an answer now
Cuz I'm bound to lose my mind
I'm spinning around and around
But darkness is all I find
Spinning around, falling away
Losing my mind and pounding my brain
Taking me down, going insane
Get me out, get me out, help me to escape
Taking me down, I'm going insane
Get me out, get me out, help me to escape!
Cause it takes me in
And I can't let go
But I'll never win
In this Labyrinth
Lyrics submitted by sokorny
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