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”
He says and looks in the mirror
And he can't tell anymore
Who he really is and who they believe him to be,
And he says he walks a thin line
Between what is and what could be,
And he's getting closer
To something he can't understand.
'Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down.
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive,
And on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
He says his head is filled with
Cartoons and fairy tales,
And he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls
With smiles on their faces.
He's built a pretty cage.
His show's on a beautiful stage,
With candy coated prison bars
And chains that look like jewelry.
'Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down.
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive,
And on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
'Cause he lives inside
Fairy tales and castle nows,
And there's room inside
For false expectations and illusions.
There's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down,
It's a long way down.
On and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive.
Hey, on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive.
Hey, on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
('Cause on and on and on he goes)
Of what he thought was still alive,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
And he can't tell anymore
Who he really is and who they believe him to be,
And he says he walks a thin line
Between what is and what could be,
And he's getting closer
To something he can't understand.
'Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down.
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive,
And on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
He says his head is filled with
Cartoons and fairy tales,
And he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls
With smiles on their faces.
He's built a pretty cage.
His show's on a beautiful stage,
With candy coated prison bars
And chains that look like jewelry.
'Cause there's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down.
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive,
And on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
'Cause he lives inside
Fairy tales and castle nows,
And there's room inside
For false expectations and illusions.
There's a crack in his plastic crown
And his throne of ice is melting.
He climbed his ladder,
There was nothing there,
Now it's a long way down,
It's a long way down.
On and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive.
Hey, on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
Of what he thought was still alive.
Hey, on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing on the grave
('Cause on and on and on he goes)
Of what he thought was still alive,
'Cause on and on and on he goes
Dancing in mansions made of twigs,
And castles made of sand.
Lyrics submitted by a scar in the sky
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