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”
I'm having thoughts all the time, you and I, and they won't go away
But I kinda like what it's like in my mind and I don't wanna be saved
Every night, I'm undressed, and with him and I'm thinking of you
Yeah, I know it's the wrong thing to do, but I kinda want to
Say your name while our tongues are tied
Getting shivers all down my spine
We're in bed, we're in bed, yeah, in my mind
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
If he knew what I thought about you, it would break his heart
And I wish that I could, but I can't make the fantasies stop
Everybody's downstairs, I can hear them talking through the floor
So convenient for you to pull me into a room and lock the door
Say you want me and don't be nice
Send those shivers running down my spine
We're in bed, we're in bed, yeah, in my mind
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
Oh, now we're face to face
Oh, and my heart is racing
Oh, I can taste temptation
(I know that you like it, you don't even have to hide it)
Oh, now we're face to face
Oh, and my heart keeps racing
Oh, I can taste temptation
(I know that you like it)
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
But I kinda like what it's like in my mind and I don't wanna be saved
Every night, I'm undressed, and with him and I'm thinking of you
Yeah, I know it's the wrong thing to do, but I kinda want to
Say your name while our tongues are tied
Getting shivers all down my spine
We're in bed, we're in bed, yeah, in my mind
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
If he knew what I thought about you, it would break his heart
And I wish that I could, but I can't make the fantasies stop
Everybody's downstairs, I can hear them talking through the floor
So convenient for you to pull me into a room and lock the door
Say you want me and don't be nice
Send those shivers running down my spine
We're in bed, we're in bed, yeah, in my mind
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
Oh, now we're face to face
Oh, and my heart is racing
Oh, I can taste temptation
(I know that you like it, you don't even have to hide it)
Oh, now we're face to face
Oh, and my heart keeps racing
Oh, I can taste temptation
(I know that you like it)
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
But tonight I'm so lonely
Don't say it's unholy
If I let you come hold me
I know it's wrong that I want to be here in your arms
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
Don't say it's unholy
Unholy
Unholy
Oh, come on and show me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Unholy Lyrics as written by David Andrew Pramik Casey Thomas Moreta
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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