She held her face while she cried
She told herself, "Girl you'll be just fine."
She doesn't know just where she belongs
But for now she's got to run
She kept her dreams inside for so long, for so long
There's nowhere left to hide, she's held on for so long
And she picks up all the scattered pieces of her life
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
She finds that all she needs is in her heart
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
And all the world is hers tonight
Marisol, it'll all be all right
With nothing but her pocket change
She makes her move, she heads to the train
She's staring at her shoes, and fighting off negative thoughts in the rain
Counting to ten inside, she discovers another
Way to put it out of her mind and recover, recover [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/e/emily_osment/marisol.html ]
And she picks up all the scattered pieces of her life
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
She finds that all she needs is in her heart
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
And all the world is hers tonight
Marisol, it'll all be all right
Marisol got away, got away
Marisol got it her way, her way
And she's searching through the faces of the crowded streets
She doesn't know a single soul, but she feels so free
And this feeling and her courage are all she needs
And she flies, and she flies
Ohh, ohh, ohhh
And she picks up all the scattered pieces of her life
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
She finds that all she needs is in her heart
She lifts up, Marisol, Marisol, Marisol take flight
And all the world is hers tonight
Marisol, it'll all be all right
I think it's about the indecision in "marisol's" head. I think she has finally realized what she wants to do with her life and is going to realize her dream. I also agree with lyricsarepoetry that it's about letting go and moving on- i think "marisol" is leaving her current life (family and friends) behind. And as lyricsarepoetry said "getting on a train" and getting away. When emily says "and she's searching through the faces of the crowded streets, she doesn't know a single soul, but she feels so free" it shows that she doesn't mind leaving everything behind. :)
This song is so beautiful. I think it's about letting go off something in the past that's holding you back and moving on from it. I think the lyrics about not knwoing anything and getting on a train could be taking metaphorically or literally.