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”
Senses oh how could you fail us now
Check your heart still makes a hissing sound
It's just another name for sorcery
We still believe in what we never see
Our perception is but a camera trick
Authority a uniform
Another name for a second chance
You offer more
The sophomore.
Gold mouth at full voice refuse this should be our choice
We take this lying down, take this lying
And it burns, it burns us all out
As it blows
Everyone into position.
We love to lie and pretend that it's ok
We love to save all these words til another day
So don't think on your feet, 'cause you sink from your feet up.
Are you flirting with me?
Charm offensive, perma-pensive
Dream it all away
Some may kill you as you continue
To lie for us I pray.
But I'm rooting for you, I'm rooting for everyone.
They've sold us out again and thrown us in the fire
They say we're all the same
Well, yeah, but we're not liars.
Check your heart still makes a hissing sound
It's just another name for sorcery
We still believe in what we never see
Our perception is but a camera trick
Authority a uniform
Another name for a second chance
You offer more
The sophomore.
Gold mouth at full voice refuse this should be our choice
We take this lying down, take this lying
And it burns, it burns us all out
As it blows
Everyone into position.
We love to lie and pretend that it's ok
We love to save all these words til another day
So don't think on your feet, 'cause you sink from your feet up.
Are you flirting with me?
Charm offensive, perma-pensive
Dream it all away
Some may kill you as you continue
To lie for us I pray.
But I'm rooting for you, I'm rooting for everyone.
They've sold us out again and thrown us in the fire
They say we're all the same
Well, yeah, but we're not liars.
Lyrics submitted by theviewfromhere
The Charm Offensive Lyrics as written by Mark John Heron Jonathan Ross Ellis
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think that I'm wrong, though.
I sometimes think that the wrong lyrics were printed on the liner notes just to illustrate the point that we need to think for ourselves. Probably not. That's the wonderful thing about music. We can force it to mirror our lives, beliefs, etc. until it fits.
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