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I spend too much time
Raiding windmills
We go side by side
Laughing til it's right

There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes

Take the darkest hour
Break it open
Water to repair
What we have broken

There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes
Maybe anywhere the wind blows
It's all worth waiting for

Pull on the borders to lighten the load
Tell all the passengers we're going home

I spend too much time
Seeking shelter
World without end
Couldn't hold her

There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes
Maybe anywhere the wind blows
It's all worth waiting for
Anywhere the wind blows

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

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by swatherdude

13y ago

I think there are some not so subtle references to the Messianic age here. Word with out end, it's all worth waiting for, something you won't show, tell the passengers we're going home. This describes Olam haba or the world to come. I further think this song references the tribulation period leading to the world to come - the darkest hour, seeking shelter and finaly, water to repair meaning the mikvah or baptism of repentence. Shalom

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