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”
Red shoes go sailing through the trees
Leaving no traces at all
Not even a scattering of leaves
Reflections are only your memories
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen never says nothing that's mean
Evergreen, Evergreen my love my love
It might be easy to judge all that kindness
If you had grown accustomed to a darkness in a life
But certainly any room with a view of other windows must have doors that you can use
So that you can be happy for the first time in your life
Hey man it's your destiny
You can stop by anytime
And maybe you'll find someone to lay some roots down next to you
Be more like the trees and less like the clouds stop moving around so much
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen never says nothing that?s mean
Evergreen, Evergreen my love my love
I miss my Evergreen
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen, Evergreen
My love
Leaving no traces at all
Not even a scattering of leaves
Reflections are only your memories
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen never says nothing that's mean
Evergreen, Evergreen my love my love
It might be easy to judge all that kindness
If you had grown accustomed to a darkness in a life
But certainly any room with a view of other windows must have doors that you can use
So that you can be happy for the first time in your life
Hey man it's your destiny
You can stop by anytime
And maybe you'll find someone to lay some roots down next to you
Be more like the trees and less like the clouds stop moving around so much
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen lay down beside me
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen make me feel whole again
Help me undo these chains my love
Evergreen never says nothing that?s mean
Evergreen, Evergreen my love my love
I miss my Evergreen
Evergreen, Evergreen
Evergreen, Evergreen
My love
Lyrics submitted by Trentcaster
Evergreen Lyrics as written by Ryan Adams
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I love love love this song. It's about Mandy Moore.
So you can be happy for the first time in your love -it's life, instead of love. great song.
And maybe you'll find someone to lay some roots down next to you And be more like the trees and less like the clouds stop moving around so much
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It is about Mandy Moore, and I'm a little ashamed to admit that I checked out some of her stuff and on her most recent album she has a song called, "Everblue" that seems like it's a response that goes with Evergreen. Ha, this has been a favorite song of mine this summer. No one compares to Ryan!
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*chilling with the one you love
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IMO the best lines in the song - 'It might be easy to judge all that kindness/If you had grown accustomed to the darkness in the light'
= This line is talking about how you can go most of your life learning reasons to distrust people, constantly being let down, being so un-assured, hating yourself, blaming yourself for whatever darkness you find yourself in -- and so when you find the right person, it's easy to be weary and it's understandable to take some time before you can honestly let yourself believe that it's right. But as stated, 'any room with a view of other windows' will have a door that you can leave from, so for as long as you spend looking at other people's happiness, convincing yourself that you're never going to feel that way about someone, all you have to do is leave from the door and you'll be there too (it's up to YOU to realise what you've got with someone).