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”
You lost a lot when you lost me
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring, yeah
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
You lost me and you lost some dreams
Oh, you lost your cool, you lost your keys
And then you lost a sense of honesty
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Stole a couple of dollars that I won't see
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Stole a couple of dollars that I won't see
You lost a lot when you lost me
You lost my face, you lost my laugh
and then you lost my confidence
And after work when there is no moon
And the boys come, come at the studio
???{Well, you win some smiles and answer phones
And you count 'em answers on eleven toes}
Well, this little piggie went home
You lost a lot when you lost me
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
Whoa, you lost a lot when you lost me
You lost my face, you lost my laugh
and then you lost my confidence
She loves me, she loves me not
Show this piggie the way home
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring, yeah
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
You lost me and you lost some dreams
Oh, you lost your cool, you lost your keys
And then you lost a sense of honesty
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Stole a couple of dollars that I won't see
Two blankets and a bookshelf piece
A picture frame and a couple keys
Stole a couple of dollars that I won't see
You lost a lot when you lost me
You lost my face, you lost my laugh
and then you lost my confidence
And after work when there is no moon
And the boys come, come at the studio
???{Well, you win some smiles and answer phones
And you count 'em answers on eleven toes}
Well, this little piggie went home
You lost a lot when you lost me
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
You lost a lot when you lost me
Six paperback books and a dying tree
A looking glass and a diamond ring
Whoa, you lost a lot when you lost me
You lost my face, you lost my laugh
and then you lost my confidence
She loves me, she loves me not
Show this piggie the way home
Lyrics submitted by monster36604
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