1ST VERSE
Mmmm... Mmm... oohhmmm...
Could it be the world's gone colder?
Baby, I'm a losing soul
The more I try it just gets harder
And my pain is getting old
Somebody said that nothing lasts forever
Just the storm so I've been told
But it seems that when it rains it pours

CHORUS
And you know the rain won't last forever
And you know the storm won't always flow
But if the sun don't shine forever
You gotta let it go

2ND VERSE
Sometimes my burdens get so heavy
And it seems too hard to bear
Sometimes I feel so empty
And it feels like no one's there
Somebody said that nothing lasts forever
Just the storm so I've been told
But it seems that when it rains it pours

CHORUS x 2
And you know the rain won't last forever
And you know the storm won't always flow
But if the sun don't shine forever
You gotta let it go

And you gotta let it go...
And you gotta let it go...
Mmmm... Mmm... oohhmmm...


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    this song to me in this moment in time...means pretty much everything to me.

    This song is about coping with hardships in life, and learning even though when they hit, they may hit hard, yet they dont last forever, and that its important to move on, and keep going.

    this song is my journal screaming out its words. I feel hurt and betrayed by those taht i put so much trust into, and that i really dont know where my soul is, and the harder i try , the harder it backfires on me.

    my pain is getting very old. sometimes i feel like i have kept emotions bottled up inside for too long. i feel like i have been too nice for too long, and someone just happened to burst my bubble.

    yet when i sit down and listen to this song, it reminds me of that hope in life.

    and gives me the hope and strength to move on. and let go.

    CuRiOuSon April 05, 2007   Link
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    beautiful song. im surprised not many people posted here yet.

    CuRiOuS pretty much summed it up

    HolyInfidelon April 14, 2007   Link

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