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”
I heard the church bells from afar
But we found each other in the dark
And when the smoke does finally pass
We will rise above all the ash
'Cause were gonna live
We're gonna live
We're gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live at last
So bright, the flames burn in our hearts
That we found each other in the dark
The beast, out in the wilderness
We are fighting to survive and convalesce
'Cause were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live like the rest
Through the black soulless water
And the cold lonely air
On the rock restless seas
The vessel in deep disrepair
And I swore they started singin'
But they'd all rejoice
I can still hear your voice
Then I heard the church bells from afar
But we found each other in the dark
But we found each other in the dark
And when the smoke does finally pass
We will rise above all the ash
'Cause were gonna live
We're gonna live
We're gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live at last
So bright, the flames burn in our hearts
That we found each other in the dark
The beast, out in the wilderness
We are fighting to survive and convalesce
'Cause were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live
Were gonna live like the rest
Through the black soulless water
And the cold lonely air
On the rock restless seas
The vessel in deep disrepair
And I swore they started singin'
But they'd all rejoice
I can still hear your voice
Then I heard the church bells from afar
But we found each other in the dark
Lyrics submitted by canvaswings
We Found Each Other in the Dark Lyrics as written by Dallas John Green
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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beautiful is an understatement. there's so much power in that one part, it gives me chills with the change on the word "rejoice."
i had some trouble with the rest of the bridge, but i'll post the corrections if anyone has them or if they're posted in the cover booklet.
Title is a line in Green Mile. I wonder if this is on purpose.
extra "found" 2nd line 3rd stanza
It sounds like "the black starless water" to me
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My brother and my sister-in-law chose this song for their first dance together and it was perfect. She had come out of a physical and psychological abusive relationship. He had been burned before and never planned on getting married, let alone having two step-daughters. He told our mom that he was always trying to fix the girls he dated but she was the first one to take care of him. They really did find each other in the dark and found those church bells :).