People with depression suffer in many different ways, but one thing most of us have in common is that it tends to strike at night, when you're alone and not doing anything to preoccupy your mind.
This song, I think, is set during that time; when it crops up, I feel Ariel is saying here to not let it win, to keep fighting until the sun rises and morning comes. Sure, your problems won't all go away with the sun's rays, but you can at least tell yourself you managed to fight it long enough to see the sun.
I think, also, that a lot of the lyrics are Ariel's journal, in a way. Her thoughts in a song, and I'm not sure whether to be pleased or worried that so many of us resonate with the lyrics. ("Self-disgust and selfishness tend to hold me awfully close" is a strong one for me.)
People with depression suffer in many different ways, but one thing most of us have in common is that it tends to strike at night, when you're alone and not doing anything to preoccupy your mind.
This song, I think, is set during that time; when it crops up, I feel Ariel is saying here to not let it win, to keep fighting until the sun rises and morning comes. Sure, your problems won't all go away with the sun's rays, but you can at least tell yourself you managed to fight it long enough to see the sun.
I think, also, that a lot of the lyrics are Ariel's journal, in a way. Her thoughts in a song, and I'm not sure whether to be pleased or worried that so many of us resonate with the lyrics. ("Self-disgust and selfishness tend to hold me awfully close" is a strong one for me.)