These Are Days Lyrics
Never before and never since, I promise, will the
whole world be warm as this.
And as you feel it, you'll know it's true that you are
blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will
grow and bloom in you.
When May is rushing over you with desire to be part
of the miracles you see in every hour.
You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.
It's true that you are touched by something that will
grow and bloom in you.
you break.
These days you might feel a shaft of light make its
way across your face.
And when you do you'll know how it was meant to be.
It's true, you'll know how it was meant to be.
Hear the signs and know they're speaking to you, to
you.
This song always lifts my spirits! For me, its all about truly appreciating your life. And feeling free enough to follow your heart and expect the best out of every situation.
You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky. It's true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.
bartoshek is absolutely right that this is a song about having a baby. But more than that, it is a song reminding young women that their sexual desires are directly tied to taking part in the "miracle" of creating new life: "When May is rushing over you with desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour." May is hook-up month from the beginning of time (hence it is the month of proms and mayfairs). This song is telling young girls to cherish the memories of their youthful, burdenless sex lives when they are older because it is an experience which will (should) only happen once as life moves into adulthood and parenthood.
What a joy to read of others' celebrations of this glorious song!
I recall listening to the 'MTV Unplugged' (1993) version on headphones, while cycling along a country lane in Buckinghamshire, UK, during a three-day weekend rural music festival in the 1990s — and most especially enjoying the euphoric elation of a sunny summer day, during a hypomanic high [1]. So, for me, it's always an encapsulation of the ecstatic joy of living in the moment, and indulging in the heady pleasures of a hypomanic bonding with a sunlit natural countryside environment (similar to my rural Cheshire upbringing), knowing that the sights and sounds I'm perceiving are speaking to me personally of the supreme existential joy of being a fully interconnected human consciousness.
[1] A hypomanic high — I have type II bipolar affective disorder, where the misery of clinical depression is occasionally balanced by the euphoric elation of short-lived episodes of 'little'-mania. More info: see 'Hypomania', by Wikipedians » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypomania
This is such a feel-good song! My good friends from college and I used to listen to this song, so it reminds me of them and how much fun we had together. The song just talks about the good times in life and how you should cherish them.
Somehow this song got onto our wedding video. I couldn't think of a better song that fit the moment. The problem is we never really realize that these are the days. I think they are saying that once you realize you are in the moment you will understand and quit thinking about the past and the future, that is the true joy and peace overcomes you.
A friend of mine recently had his father pass away and he played this song all the time. It made him think back to all the times that they had together. It really seemed to help him out through everything.
Plain and simply a feel good song. It makes you reconsider when you think everything is not going well, TO STOP, and think about things in perspective. Things probably aren't so bad once we consider how much we do have. The music video is pretty cool too. It has Natalie Merchant on a roof top and also some forest scenes as well. MTV.com and Yahoo's Launch web site have the video for viewing, I suggest people check these and others out if you haven't already.
I always thought of this song as pentacostal in it's message, but that fits more to what it meant to me when I first heard it, not Natalie. Aside from the obvious lyrics that tie to this subject, May is right after April (Easter) which on a timeline would be the time of Pentacost. I could see other responses meeting the true intent from Natalie Merchant's pespective. She may well be a Christian though.
To me, this song is about the carefree, innocent days of our youth. The days you laugh until you cry, the days when everything was brand new, feelings were fresh, and you took in and "saw" every moment, every raw feeling. For me, it's nostalgic. It reminds me of close friends, first love, and the purity and sincerity of those bonds. Kind of heartbreaking.
I once heard a theory that this song is about having a baby. Anyone?