Beautifally stunning how she can apply ethereal qualities to anguish in a way that seems to rebuke time, while subsequently yearning for the night, endearing that cycle which "carries the weight of a lifetime." Such concise verbage revealing multiple meanings, depending upon whose ears they fall upon. While at first I thought this a wistful love song, the melody is not congruent with the staggering emotions of unrequited love, so this leads me to feel this is more of a love affair with the night, where thoughts are "emptied out" and the heart is "delivered" from all that is expected from the "sweet sun," the day to day, where small breaths are stifled, and only released ("breathe in, breathe out") in the company of the moon. However, there is a subtle hint of yearning that permeates the entire song, which suggests a longing for more than the moon, with where she "sinks like sand" alone in the night. The humbling awe of the heavens, and the distance between, evokes resemblance of dreams that only the moon could know, dreams so far away, awaiting decision, yet contained by atmosphere (at most fear). Yet eager to merge the self with reality, "darkness to light, moved from day into night" to be near integrity, those dreams cannot be deterred!
True literary, musical, and vocal talent this Ms. Bareilles! So nice to see some modern depth!
Beautifally stunning how she can apply ethereal qualities to anguish in a way that seems to rebuke time, while subsequently yearning for the night, endearing that cycle which "carries the weight of a lifetime." Such concise verbage revealing multiple meanings, depending upon whose ears they fall upon. While at first I thought this a wistful love song, the melody is not congruent with the staggering emotions of unrequited love, so this leads me to feel this is more of a love affair with the night, where thoughts are "emptied out" and the heart is "delivered" from all that is expected from the "sweet sun," the day to day, where small breaths are stifled, and only released ("breathe in, breathe out") in the company of the moon. However, there is a subtle hint of yearning that permeates the entire song, which suggests a longing for more than the moon, with where she "sinks like sand" alone in the night. The humbling awe of the heavens, and the distance between, evokes resemblance of dreams that only the moon could know, dreams so far away, awaiting decision, yet contained by atmosphere (at most fear). Yet eager to merge the self with reality, "darkness to light, moved from day into night" to be near integrity, those dreams cannot be deterred!
True literary, musical, and vocal talent this Ms. Bareilles! So nice to see some modern depth!