This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
There once was love
Thrown into your room
But you never knew
A calendar
Of days just for you
But you never knew, never knew, no
And the truth that you'll find
Will always be
The truth you hide
(Chorus)
So how do you love
How do you love
When your angels can't sing
And your world is still
Lacking of me, yeah
There once were eyes
That only saw you
But you never knew
A portrait of
A flower in full bloom
But you never knew, never knew, no
And the words that you fear
Will always be
The words you hear, yeah
(Chorus)
This space where you've been living
Has gifts you've never given
That's the face
You always show
Ask me for words of wisdom
Tell me of your condition
I don't know
I don't, I don't know
And the truth that you'll find
Will always be
The truth you hide, yeah
(Chorus x2)
How do you love (x10)
Thrown into your room
But you never knew
A calendar
Of days just for you
But you never knew, never knew, no
And the truth that you'll find
Will always be
The truth you hide
(Chorus)
So how do you love
How do you love
When your angels can't sing
And your world is still
Lacking of me, yeah
There once were eyes
That only saw you
But you never knew
A portrait of
A flower in full bloom
But you never knew, never knew, no
And the words that you fear
Will always be
The words you hear, yeah
(Chorus)
This space where you've been living
Has gifts you've never given
That's the face
You always show
Ask me for words of wisdom
Tell me of your condition
I don't know
I don't, I don't know
And the truth that you'll find
Will always be
The truth you hide, yeah
(Chorus x2)
How do you love (x10)
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I like this tune: I think it means that we tend to live wthout realizing all of the luv tht is in the world but instead we live in a negative way- ...
I'm really loving this song. I'd say it could be about falling in love with someone, having your heart set on them.. but they are pretending to be oblivious. And the reason I say pretending is because of the one line "And the truth that you'll find will always be the truth you hide." I just think it's a person who doesn't want to face the idea that someone is falling in love with them.
I agree XX sunshine
This song is about falling in love with the "one", but a person in the relationship is denying that or pretending they don't want to be in the relationship...sometimes finding the "one" can be scary, it can be something you dont want to admit because your giving that person apart of you that you never gave before....and thats a scary thing
thats what the song says.. "the truth you find" finding your true love... "will always be the truth you hide" and hiding/denying that true love
even though its hard/scary to face the "truth" it's even scarier not to..because then "how do you love"....or worse how can you live without facing the truth??
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The lines are beautiful. Simplicity and honesty make for a really great combination here. I like that CS's lyrics seem so simple yet serve as wonderful springboards for to dive deep and deal with some hard questions within you. And I always love it that you never know sometimes where your questions (even your confusion) can lead. I love this band, have loved them since "Shine," and Lord knows that was back in '93 or '94.
So how do you love How do you love When your angels can't sing And your world is still lacking of me
I find these lines such an aching and wistful sketch of a loss that shouldn't be.
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