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 was on the moon when you were born
Taking one small step
And thinking it was a giant leap
December 1988
Cub Scouts on a battleship
It kept raining where I was standing
I think I have pictures of that day
Tucked away in books and shelves throughout my mind
And on that very same day
A baby blue boy brother's
Brought into this world
I think I have pictures of that
On display in frames and albums of that kind
I was on the moon when you were born
At least I think I was
You see, I can't remember 'cause
I think, maybe,
I was in the room when you were born
Filling books with words
'Cause I had nothing to say
Fifteen years after '88
I missed every baseball game
But you look so handsome at funerals
Or a lame holiday brunch
And I want you to see how beautiful you look to me
So I'll be home soon
I'll be home soon
I was on the moon when you were born
Trying to write for you
The perfect song
Fifteen years after '88
Writing in a different room
Still trying to balance freedom
And at the same time
Let a family know that I'm still alive
Still alive, still alive, still alive
Taking one small step
And thinking it was a giant leap
December 1988
Cub Scouts on a battleship
It kept raining where I was standing
I think I have pictures of that day
Tucked away in books and shelves throughout my mind
And on that very same day
A baby blue boy brother's
Brought into this world
I think I have pictures of that
On display in frames and albums of that kind
I was on the moon when you were born
At least I think I was
You see, I can't remember 'cause
I think, maybe,
I was in the room when you were born
Filling books with words
'Cause I had nothing to say
Fifteen years after '88
I missed every baseball game
But you look so handsome at funerals
Or a lame holiday brunch
And I want you to see how beautiful you look to me
So I'll be home soon
I'll be home soon
I was on the moon when you were born
Trying to write for you
The perfect song
Fifteen years after '88
Writing in a different room
Still trying to balance freedom
And at the same time
Let a family know that I'm still alive
Still alive, still alive, still alive
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yeah i think you nailed it, i kinda think that maybe he was a teenager or something when his brother was born and he was going through that phase when he alienates himself from his family and kinda lives in his room or is out all the time and i think that he definately regrets it but thats a stage that most of us go through. this is an amazing song by the way