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”
In this struggle
Are we dead or alive?
Freedom is not existence
It's why we survive
Shake our grief
Hold on to belief
It can't enslave us forever
There is relief
No change will be permanent
Our strength enduring Bright incandescent
Take a chance before we fall
Backs against the wall
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
And there's heartache
As we search to connect
Even just for a moment
Pretend We're content
There is love
Know that we are one
We are all in this together
Weather the storm
Look into each other's eyes
Make the connection before it dies
It will all disseminate
As we consummate
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
Is it hopeless?
Will the fear take control?
Don't succumb to the numbing
Sting of defeat
Take this hate
Let the bile stagnate
Hoist the head of Goliath
Bask in its grace
Stars realign in the sky
Glaciers will melt and the oceans rise
Waves will come crashing ashore
But withstand the roar
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
Are we dead or alive?
Freedom is not existence
It's why we survive
Shake our grief
Hold on to belief
It can't enslave us forever
There is relief
No change will be permanent
Our strength enduring Bright incandescent
Take a chance before we fall
Backs against the wall
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
And there's heartache
As we search to connect
Even just for a moment
Pretend We're content
There is love
Know that we are one
We are all in this together
Weather the storm
Look into each other's eyes
Make the connection before it dies
It will all disseminate
As we consummate
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
Is it hopeless?
Will the fear take control?
Don't succumb to the numbing
Sting of defeat
Take this hate
Let the bile stagnate
Hoist the head of Goliath
Bask in its grace
Stars realign in the sky
Glaciers will melt and the oceans rise
Waves will come crashing ashore
But withstand the roar
And the sun will rise
Dawn will break through the blackest night
Distant in its glow
This shall pass be still and know
Lyrics submitted by sepultura1987
Be Still and Know Lyrics as written by Philip John Demmel David Wayne Mcclain
Lyrics © Fintage House Publishing
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