To me this song feels like a man who fell in love with a woman, but married someone else for comfort and money. He's now looking back on his past relationship and thinking hard about what they could have been.
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars
_Here he is losing sleep, it's been a long time since he's seen the woman he was in love with, he's lived the life got all the physical things he wanted with his current relationship, but realized that's all it is. Nothing more, and he wants more.
I see this life
Like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my faces flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find
The old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I, feel something so right
But doing the wrong thing
I, feel something so wrong
But doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
_ He's seeking his love again, he's gotten wiser, realized what he lost and putting it all out there. "right" doesn't seem to work out the way he'd thought, he's ready wants to know if she feels the same, can they make it work after all the time has passed? He's older, but not too old, and wants to know she's feeling the same way.
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Dreaming about the things they could be, if he'd only made the right choice, maybe it's not too late?
I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is a four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I, feel something so wrong
But doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
He's ready to burn it all down, and start new. He'll drown in this situation if he doesn't make a move soon.
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
_ he's not doing well, feeling pressure from his current situation, doing crazy things to only feel again.
To me this song feels like a man who fell in love with a woman, but married someone else for comfort and money. He's now looking back on his past relationship and thinking hard about what they could have been.
Lately I been, I been losing sleep Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be But baby I been, I been prayin' hard Said no more counting dollars We'll be counting stars Yeah, we'll be counting stars
_Here he is losing sleep, it's been a long time since he's seen the woman he was in love with, he's lived the life got all the physical things he wanted with his current relationship, but realized that's all it is. Nothing more, and he wants more.
I see this life Like a swinging vine Swing my heart across the line In my faces flashing signs Seek it out and ye shall find The old, but I'm not that old Young, but I'm not that bold And I don't think the world is sold I'm just doing what we're told I, feel something so right But doing the wrong thing I, feel something so wrong But doing the right thing I could lie, could lie, could lie Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
_ He's seeking his love again, he's gotten wiser, realized what he lost and putting it all out there. "right" doesn't seem to work out the way he'd thought, he's ready wants to know if she feels the same, can they make it work after all the time has passed? He's older, but not too old, and wants to know she's feeling the same way.
Lately I been, I been losing sleep Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be Baby I been, I been prayin' hard Said no more counting dollars We'll be counting stars Lately I been, I been losing sleep Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be But baby I been, I been prayin' hard Said no more counting dollars We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Dreaming about the things they could be, if he'd only made the right choice, maybe it's not too late?
I feel the love And I feel it burn Down this river every turn Hope is a four letter word Make that money Watch it burn Old, but I'm not that old Young, but I'm not that bold And I don't think the world is sold I'm just doing what we're told I, feel something so wrong But doing the right thing I could lie, could lie, could lie Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Lately I been, I been losing sleep Dreaming about the things that we could be Baby I been, I been prayin' hard Said no more counting dollars We'll be counting stars Lately I been, I been losing sleep Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be But baby I been, I been prayin' hard Said no more counting dollars We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Take that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
_ he's not doing well, feeling pressure from his current situation, doing crazy things to only feel again.