Suddenly things become unsound
Stumbling on the shaky ground
Given arrows to shoot tornadoes down
Shoot them down to the ground

Saw a falling leaf, good luck, jump to grab
Much to our surprise, a butterfly
And it sunk in this induration
Induration in our lives

Inside ourselves, a hidden sun, that burns and burns
But never does any harm to anyone

Shivering madly in the dark
Like an animal abandoned in the car park
And she held me, and then she showed me the
Beauty of the human heart

Inside ourselves, a hidden sun, that burns and burns
But never does any harm to anyone
A hidden sun, that burns and burns
But never does any harm to anyone

Anyone
Ooh, anyone, hmm

Hidden sun

Hidden sun

(Sun)
(Sun)
(Sun)
(Sun)


Lyrics submitted by ojms, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Hidden Sun Lyrics as written by Kevin Hearn

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    i always thought it was a sort of "sequel" to "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel."

    wrionon July 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Great imagery... i just wish i knew what it meant :p

    mrcleanon June 06, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I think it has something to do with Kevin's battle with death (was it cancer? i think).

    sarahmansouron June 09, 2002   Link
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    Actually, I think it's about him/his life. I could be wrong. It's a love song? Finding yourself..? Maybe it's about

    someone who has been bad to another person and then..

    "Suddenly things become unsound Stumbling upon the shaky ground "

    and he realizes his mistakes with the help of a girl who makes him love her when she shwos him the "Beauty of the human heart "

    and they live happilly ever after!!!! the end! ! ! ! ! (just kidding) (please someone HELP me with this!!!! it's driving me NUTS!!! )

    sarahmansouron June 09, 2002   Link
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    I'm pretty sure that this song is referencing when he was sick.

    "Things become unsound" - bad news of being sick.

    "Saw a falling leaf, for good luck jump to grab" - It's good luck to catch a falling leaf and he's jumping for it because he needs good luck.

    "Shivering madly in the dark Like an animal abandoned in the car park And she held me and then she showed me the Beauty of the human heart "

    I'm pretty sure this is about being scare and alone in hospital room and having a nurse or someone comfort you and show you that you have this power inside of yourself that can get you through the lowest/hardest points in your life.

    The hidden sun that's in all of us is this tremendous strength/power that we all have.

    This song is one of the most meaningful and beautiful songs. It makes me tear up nearly everytime I hear it.

    chandra714on June 21, 2002   Link
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    It sounds like it, right? It fits well with the post-death thing. but i think chandra's right.

    sarahmansouron September 12, 2002   Link
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    first post...yep, songmeanings.net virgin...ewwww.

    Anyway, this song is about his fight with cancer...lukemia to be exact, I'm pretty sure it was lukemia. Sorry, I'm a stickler for details on these things and wanted everyone to get it straight!

    greyeyeson September 21, 2002   Link
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    as BNL themselves put it, Kevin kicked cancer's ass!

    wrionon June 04, 2004   Link
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    love this song really do once again bnl writes a song that isnt necessarily about love, which most songs these day are all about. BNL ROX!

    bnlcrazeon June 13, 2004   Link
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    This is one of my favorite BnL songs. Why don't they let Kevin sing more?

    Anyway, this song represents a transition in Kevin's life. He nearly died of Lukemia, and recorded an amazingly depressing album, H-Wing, while he was very sick. This song, on the other hand, is full of hope and beauty. It is a stunning song.

    CharlatanSinon March 13, 2006   Link

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