A spark soaring down through the pouring rain
And restoring life to the lighthouse
A slow motion wave on the ocean
Stirs my emotion up like like a rain cloud

When did the sky turn black?
And when will the light come back?

A cab driver turned to skydiver
Then to survivor
Dying to breakdown
A blood brother, surrogate mother
Hugging each other, crying their eyes out

When did the sky turn black?
And when will the light come back?

I'm ecstatic like a drug addict
Locked in the attic
Strung out and spellbound

I fought all through the night
Oh, oh, but I made it alive
The sun's starting to rise
Oh, oh, these are beautiful times
This fight of my life is so hard
So hard, so hard
But I'm gonna survive
Oh, oh, these are beautiful times

A bad feeling burned through the ceiling
Leaving my healing heart with a new scar
A dead fire rose and rose higher
Like a vampire, up from the graveyard

When did the sky turn black?
And when will the light come back?

We all suffer but we recover
Just to discover life where we all are

I fought all through the night
Oh, oh, but I made it alive
The sun's starting to rise
Oh, oh, these are beautiful times
This fight of my life is so hard
So hard, so hard
But I'm gonna survive
Oh, oh, these are beautiful times

This fight of my life is so hard
So hard, so hard
But I'm gonna survive
Oh, oh, these are beautiful times

My heart's burning bad
And it's turning black
But I'm learning how to be stronger
And sincerely, I love you dearly
Oh, but I'm clearly destined to wander


Lyrics submitted by yaheytsy

Beautiful Times Lyrics as written by Lindsey Stirling Adam R. Young

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING

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    General Comment

    nice song very meaningful and video is incredible

    amirbeon August 17, 2014   Link
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    General Comment

    The music video depicts a young boy sleeping in his bedroom when his toys and room suddenly comes to life, thanks to a magical star.

    Read More: Watch Owl City's Magical Music Video for 'Beautiful Times' | popcrush.com/owl-city-feat-lindsey-stirling-beautiful-times-official-music-video/

    amirbeon September 01, 2014   Link
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    My Interpretation

    It can be about anyone who has just had a really hard time and is finally getting some good luck.

    kiddo3on March 30, 2016   Link
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    General Comment

    This song is a reminder that "We all suffer but we recover just to discover life, where we all are"

    We often wonder about the bad things happening to us, we struggle to find answers about our sufferings and in the end it will resolved and you realized and discover yourself more.

    PeculiarKidon November 30, 2016   Link

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