The song is about longing for a person who helps the singer feel safe and less afraid. In the verses, the singer describes feeling trapped inside themselves without this person's arms to pull them out. In the chorus, the singer finds relief now that this person is standing in front of them, and asks to be held close to feel safe and guided to safety, as they cannot wait forever for this person.

1. Verse 1
A F#m E D
The perfect words never crossed my mind,
A F#m E
'cause there was nothing in there but you,
A F#m E D
I felt every ounce of me screaming out,
A F#m E
But the sound was trapped deep in me,
A F#m E D
All I wanted just sped right past me,
A F#m E
While I was rooted fast to the earth,
A F#m E D
I could be stuck here for a thousand years,
A F#m E
Without your arms to drag me out,
Chorus
A E F#m D
There you are standing right in front of me (x2)
A E F#m D
All this fear falls away to leave me naked,
A E F#m D
Hold me close cause I need you to guide me to safety
A E F#m D
No I wont wait forever (x2)
Verse 2
A F#m E D
In the confusion and the aftermath,
A F#m E
You are my signal fire,
A F#m E D
The only resolution and the only joy,
A F#m E
Is the faint spark of forgiveness in your eyes,
Chorus
A E F#m D
There you are standing right in front of me (x2)
A E F#m D
All this fear falls away to leave me naked,
A E F#m D
Hold me close cause I need you to guide me to safety,
A E F#m D
There you are standing right in front of me (x2)
A E F#m D
All this fear falls away to leave me naked,
A E F#m D
Hold me close cause I need you to guide me to safety,
A E F#m D
No I wont wait forever (x3)