Lift Me Up Lyrics
One comment? Really? I heard this from the Essential Collection, and it immediately grabbed my interest. I heard it on what was one of the shittiest days of my entire life. On the way to school I saw my cat dead on the side of the road, and everything else in the day went wrong too. This and Yesterday by The Beatles were the two songs that I discovered that were really uplifting (irresistible pun). One of Springsteen's greatest works. It's a shame there are only a couple bands producing good music these days.
I've just joined SongMeanings for the sole intention of reponding to your comment! I've been listening to this repeatedly after rediscovering it on the Essential Collection. Since my first Springsteen concert in 1988 I've admired Bruce for the emotions he stirs as an influential musician, writer, performer, writer and supporter of human rights causes. As a female there are other obvious attractions but I do favour gravelly voiced male singer and can't abide high-voiced male singing. BUT, this song is beautiful, his ability to maintain such a high pitch is incredible and it makes you feel as...
I've just joined SongMeanings for the sole intention of reponding to your comment! I've been listening to this repeatedly after rediscovering it on the Essential Collection. Since my first Springsteen concert in 1988 I've admired Bruce for the emotions he stirs as an influential musician, writer, performer, writer and supporter of human rights causes. As a female there are other obvious attractions but I do favour gravelly voiced male singer and can't abide high-voiced male singing. BUT, this song is beautiful, his ability to maintain such a high pitch is incredible and it makes you feel as though you are floating on air :0)
Also, in response to Bob Stein, yes, I do believe it says "I'll follow you"...will have to check it out.
Played at the end of the movie Limbo, this song ads a beautiful melancholy depth to an already potent moment. I see no connection between song and movie meanings however.
To me the song calls for love in the immediate and the short term (fate the daylight brings, fingers on skin, this heartbeat, this breath), as opposed to tradition and the long term (rings of gold, sacred vow, secrets, chains).
Is the line in the chorus "I'll fall with you" or "I'll follow you"?
Maybe if it is "I'll fall with you", then the reference could be one alluding to a fall from grace...i.e. having rejected tradition such as marriage, the narrator is following a more 'sinful' path...just a thought :0)
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It's just so beautiful. Since my first Springsteen concert in 1988 at the age of 15, I've admired him (often at the amusement of my friends) for the emotions he stirs as an influential writer, musician, performer and as a supporter of human rights causes. Being female there is another obvious attraction, but it's the voice, the feeling and passion of his songs. Being a fan of gravelly-voiced singers, this ethereal song took me quite by surprise. His ability to maintain that high pitch is amazing and the song is so sorrowful yet incredibly uplifting as though you are floating on air. I think the lyric sounds like "I'll follow you" but "I'll fall with you" may be alluding to the rejection of tradition i.e. marriage in favour of a falling into a more 'sinful' life....just a thought :0)