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”
As you go through life you'll see
There is so much that we
Don't understand
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned
When it seems all your dreams come undone
We are more than we are
We are one
If there's so much I must be
Can I still just be me
The way I am?
Can I trust in my own heart
Or am I just one part
Of some big plan?
Your journey has only begun
Is our pride, deep inside
We are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
One family under the sun
You will find when you see
We are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
There is so much that we
Don't understand
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned
When it seems all your dreams come undone
We are more than we are
We are one
If there's so much I must be
Can I still just be me
The way I am?
Can I trust in my own heart
Or am I just one part
Of some big plan?
Your journey has only begun
Is our pride, deep inside
We are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
One family under the sun
You will find when you see
We are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
Family, family, we are one
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this song makes me cry because when my mom left my dad and took me i had the tape and was listening to it in the car and she repeated the line "things dont always go the way we planned"so it makes me sad =[
this song is just awesome
This is the movie's "Circle of Life' song you can say. It really is beautiful and so true. Some people just need to listen.
Sometimes when I hear this I feel like my parents should have sang a life lesson in a song or something
This is my fav TLK2:SP song (not my fav from the trilogy, and even THAT isn't my fav Disney song). I love it. It's a nice song. :)
well every time i listen to this song it makes me cry becsue not everything in life will go the way you want it to because alot of things has happend in this world today that we can not help with. but to me people need to listen to this song because it has a real true meaning to it.
this songs meaning to me is the meaning of life. Simba tells his daughter that life's not handed to you on a plate and life does go on if you believe deep enough. this song is my life meaning and this song teaches us true meanings of real life
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