Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
As we gather around the table
And say a prayer for those we love
All the words that will be spoken
Will never be enough
To encompass all the feelings
That our brittle hearts can bear
All the storms that rage inside us
Fill our organs up with air
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
And all the time spent catching raindrops
All the time we've spent in bed
All the hours we have wasted
We will never see again
So be good with what you're given
For it's all you have to give
We are only passing shadows
In the mighty wind
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
So though I tremble in the darkness
In the cold and frozen snow
I am greatly for the winter
For the winter comes to show
That our trouble is never over
And our work is never done
But with the turning of the season
We will always see the sun
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
oooh may our hearts sing an honest song
And say a prayer for those we love
All the words that will be spoken
Will never be enough
To encompass all the feelings
That our brittle hearts can bear
All the storms that rage inside us
Fill our organs up with air
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
And all the time spent catching raindrops
All the time we've spent in bed
All the hours we have wasted
We will never see again
So be good with what you're given
For it's all you have to give
We are only passing shadows
In the mighty wind
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
So though I tremble in the darkness
In the cold and frozen snow
I am greatly for the winter
For the winter comes to show
That our trouble is never over
And our work is never done
But with the turning of the season
We will always see the sun
And the sound it makes is an honest song
Our hearts sing an honest song
oooh may our hearts sing an honest song
Lyrics submitted by samsonizzle
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