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”
Passenger leaves
I know, the pictures turned out too clearly
Some felt blank
But still others emit true feeling
Once he liked it
Twice he needed
It was three until he stands believing
The reason he can't pursue it
The list goes on and on
So what went wrong?
Is your destination dwelling deep inside
My all secluded loop?
My lungs will not push for ways to say
My arms are crossing just in case of you
But the difference I couldn't tell
His seams fall out of place
When he agrees to pardon
He wakes beneath her glaring stare
He's not locked in anymore
With all these plans and separations
The two weren't burying stones
And what happens near the others
There is still a shadow following him around
He's scarred by stalking
Through the wearied entrance to his sunburnt heart
Her locking fists remind him who she wants
I know, the pictures turned out too clearly
Some felt blank
But still others emit true feeling
Once he liked it
Twice he needed
It was three until he stands believing
The reason he can't pursue it
The list goes on and on
So what went wrong?
Is your destination dwelling deep inside
My all secluded loop?
My lungs will not push for ways to say
My arms are crossing just in case of you
But the difference I couldn't tell
His seams fall out of place
When he agrees to pardon
He wakes beneath her glaring stare
He's not locked in anymore
With all these plans and separations
The two weren't burying stones
And what happens near the others
There is still a shadow following him around
He's scarred by stalking
Through the wearied entrance to his sunburnt heart
Her locking fists remind him who she wants
Lyrics submitted by christa
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