Yeah, I was pretty much on the same page as you. I mean, I like ATYA for what it was intended to do (though upon the revelation that it was written before Transformers guys scooped it up made me facepalm), but I hoped for something other than professing your undying loyalty to someone who is awesome and that you're gonna run away and/or light stars with.
Looking at the lyrics posted on Hawaii Five-0's page,
How long should I wait here
With my hand out for you to hold
‘Cause I’ve chased your forgiveness
Now I’m falling to my knees
And I was so young, so blind, selfish, still green, unkind,
To quick to leave us behind
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Broke down and built myself again
We tried so hard to forget
Live half our lives in regret
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
Had you then I lost you
If only I knew what I know now
‘Cause I know if you touched me
You would still feel the fires there
And I was so young, so blind, selfish, still green, unkind,
To quick to leave us behind
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Broke down and built myself again
We tried so hard to forget
Live half our lives in regret
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
Human in all my mistakes
Show me divine, show me grace
Just give it a one last thing
Just give it a one last thing
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Ain’t seen the best of me yet
Broke down and built myself again
We tried so hard to forget
Live half our lives in regret
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
How long before you make us whole again
It seems interesting lyrically (and I wonder how John's gonna sing it) and the recycled GGD-isms are in check though still present (at least there's no light/stars/etc). Namely it's because spinning John's usual shtick for relationship-y songs on it's head. It's placing more emphasis on the person singing, rather than the other person.
On a more humourous note, I think John has an obsession with the lines involving being flawed and/or on their knees.