Say It to Me Now

Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

Scratching at the surface now
And I'm trying hard to work it out
And so much has gone misunderstood
And this mystery only leads to doubt

And I didn't understand
When you reached down to take my hand
And if you have something to say
You better say it now

'Cause this is what you've waited for
A chance to even up the score
And as these shadows fall on me now
I will somehow, yeah

'Cause I'm picking up the message, Lord
And I'm closer than I've ever been before
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now, just say it to me now, now
Oh, oh, oh


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    I have something to observe that may be controversial, but I believe it to be true.

    The line: "Cause I'm picking up a message, love"

    is INTENTIONALLY slurred and ambiguous, leaving it equally open to being interpreted as:

    "Cause I'm picking up a message, lord"

    And what's brilliant, is that the song works with either interpretation.

    It's the emotional state of the singer that is relevant and comes through passionately, regardless of whether he's singing to a love or a god.

    In summary, this is what he's saying:

    "I'm here. I'm paying attention. I'm open to learning. I'm open to changing. I'm hopeful and optimistic. I'm alive!"

    I think it's a beautiful meaning, in either interpretation of the subject.

    My 2 cents.

    (NOTE: As an aside, in my opinion, Glen Hansard's intentionally used this because it's a classic celtic/Irish literary device for song lyrics. I believe it's been historically used to satisfy both the religious and less-religious parts of a community so that they can all share in the music and celebration of their culture.)

    westcoastjadeon April 22, 2011   Link

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