Places
Falling Up Lyrics

The lyrics to Falling Up's song Places are filled with emotional depth and heavy symbolism. The first two lines, "Feel, fell the wounds, hold my hands cradling all the souls" paint a picture of someone who is comforting and healing those who are hurt. The use of the word "fell" instead of "feel" could mean that they are experiencing the wounds and pain of others as though they are their own. The following lines, "And wait, wait for peace, as my love makes its way shattering" show that despite their efforts to soothe others, they themselves are struggling with heartbreak and the sudden and intense shattering of their love.

The chorus is where the song's main theme is heard, "My heart it hurts cause it never catches its breath, I'm still staying when I should have left." The singer knows they should leave the situation, but their heart won't let them. "Come to where the waters meet the shore, I'll be there, and I will stay, leaving you" suggests that the singer is waiting for their love to find them, but they will not stay with the person who hurt them.

The second verse, "(Stay) Listen to all my dreams, love that lasts, pain that heals, and take, take your time, but move so fast, cause hearts move on, and this is real" tells the story of someone clinging to their dreams and hope, but at the same time knowing that time doesn't wait for anyone, especially a broken heart.

Overall, the lyrics describe the complexity of love and pain, and the difficulty of letting go when one's heart has already made a connection. The song offers no resolute answers, rather captures the melancholic and desperate struggle of trying to hold onto something that's painfully slipping away.