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Things That We Should Say Lyrics
Time with you and time once had
Passed between my hands
The memories we can feel them fade
Like circles in the sand
A thousand thoughts, a thousand dreams
Lost within the day
A thousand ways for souls to touch
The things that we should say
The things that we should say
It's been a cold, bitter mile
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll bring you close, you could stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say the things that we should say
Tendencies and weaknesses
They make me who I am
I'm falling through the cracks and turns
Of circles in the sand
It's not lost when your love is near
Don't let this world turn grey
The dreams of hope and lips that heal
The things that we should say
The things that we should say
It's been a cold, bitter mile
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll bring you close, you could stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say
It's been a cold, bitter mile
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll hold you close, would you stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say the things that we should say
Passed between my hands
The memories we can feel them fade
Like circles in the sand
A thousand thoughts, a thousand dreams
Lost within the day
A thousand ways for souls to touch
The things that we should say
The things that we should say
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll bring you close, you could stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say the things that we should say
They make me who I am
I'm falling through the cracks and turns
Of circles in the sand
It's not lost when your love is near
Don't let this world turn grey
The dreams of hope and lips that heal
The things that we should say
The things that we should say
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll bring you close, you could stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say
Maybe it could be a while
Til the sun and the sky light the way
I'll hold you close, would you stay
Before our time has gone away
We should say the things that we should say
Song Info
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sunsetssilhouettedreams On Dec 08, 2012
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Things That We Should Say refers to the Ascension of Jesus Christ in the beginning passage of the Book of Acts. Apostle Peter and the other apostles gather once more to see the presence of the Messiah before he gives his Holy Spirit up to Heaven for good. And in this, the Messiah tells them to preach on the Word of God in his name, for soon they will be with the Lord in all things good. This was interpreted into a indie/folk song known as Things That We Should Say. Future of Forestry did a great job to make this ambiguous in terms of it's true meaning. It could be talking about a committed relationship, but in the true spiritual context, it refers to Jesus's last moments with the apostles. In the verse:
"It's been a cold, bitter mile Maybe it could be a while Til the sun and the sky light the way I'll bring you close, you could stay Before our time has gone away We should say the things that we should say"
This describes the struggle the apostles went through after The Crucifixion. And when the Savior had risen from the grave, the apostles were relentless in rejoice. The apostles welcomed Jesus with love and compassion, and in the stanza "Before our time has gone away", it describes the moment the apostles got to experience with Jesus. And of course "We should say the things that we should say". This refers to what the apostles should say that mattered, because they didn't have much time in their hands. Their words needed to be as pure as gold.
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Hi, very interesting interpretation. Are you quite sure about it? And are you sure of the first verses "Time with you and time once had / Passed between my hands" ? When I listen to the song, I don't recognize these words but as I'm not a native speaker of English, I can't make up exactly what they sing. I've found other lyrics on other websites but they are certainly not better. Thanks in advance for yiour reply.
Hi, very interesting interpretation. Are you quite sure about it? And are you sure of the first verses "Time with you and time once had / Passed between my hands" ? When I listen to the song, I don't recognize these words but as I'm not a native speaker of English, I can't make up exactly what they sing. I've found other lyrics on other websites but they are certainly not better. Thanks in advance for yiour reply.
Hi McDuffe. Yes, that verse is in the song. It is the beginning verse. It does sound like "done with you and time once had". but it is in fact "time with you..." I grew up with Korean as my first language. So don't feel to bad that it was hard to find that in this song. I learned English as I grew and matured, and now I'm fluent :) but I don't mean to boast if that is your intention. You'll eventually get the hang of English if you are struggling to do so. Don't worry, just hang in...
Hi McDuffe. Yes, that verse is in the song. It is the beginning verse. It does sound like "done with you and time once had". but it is in fact "time with you..." I grew up with Korean as my first language. So don't feel to bad that it was hard to find that in this song. I learned English as I grew and matured, and now I'm fluent :) but I don't mean to boast if that is your intention. You'll eventually get the hang of English if you are struggling to do so. Don't worry, just hang in there :)
And don't take my word for it, this is just simply my interpretation towards this song. Many others can view upon the lyrics very differently. Regardless of what it truly means, you can choose to view it the way you prefer.
And don't take my word for it, this is just simply my interpretation towards this song. Many others can view upon the lyrics very differently. Regardless of what it truly means, you can choose to view it the way you prefer.
Thanks a lot ! Actually, I'm an English teacher in my country so my level is not too bad but this first verse is really strangely pronounced, isn't it? I listened to it with two colleagues, English teachers as well, and each of them heard something else... But I think what you put down makes sense.
Thanks a lot ! Actually, I'm an English teacher in my country so my level is not too bad but this first verse is really strangely pronounced, isn't it? I listened to it with two colleagues, English teachers as well, and each of them heard something else... But I think what you put down makes sense.
Haha alright. My youth church ministry performs this song quite often during Sunday Worship services. As a pastor, I don't have the time to review every segment of the song(s) played, since I constantly have to work on my messages for the service. Well, keep up the good work as an English teacher as well as for your colleagues. Stay strong!