Unfortunately, this song is about a little girl being sexually abused over the course of years and how it affects her as an adult. I think the song's aim is genuine to say that God is bringing this woman to life again, but the lyrics of the second verse actually say the opposite to me as they contradict themselves.
"Now, she's looking in the mirror
At a lovely woman face
No more frightened little girl
Like she's gone without a trace
Still she leaves the light
Burning in the hall
It's hard to sleep at all"
Obviously, the frightened little girl is still there, because she can't even get any sleep in her own house even with the night light.
"'Til she crawls up in her bed
Acting quiet as a mouse
Deep inside, she's listening
For a creaking in the house
But no one's left to harm her
She's finally safe and sound
There's a peace she's found"
If she's feeling peaceful and as if she's "finally safe and sound," then why is skulking about, tiptoeing around in her own house, acting like she doesn't belong there?
I think this song isn't meant to be sarcastic, even though it kind of seems that way to me. I think this song just suffers from not being well thought out or proven. Kind of like when you were given an essay topic in class to prove one way or the other, but your three page argument failed to prove your point.
Pretty song, and I think the writer's heart was in the right place, but unless it IS meant to be sarcastic, the song is ultimately confusing and meaningless.
@thirteencats Sorry to reply to my own comment, but I just had the thought that this song came from Amy Grant's first secular album. I don't know what she was going through in her life that caused her to release a secular album after being a Christian only artist previously. But maybe that's a sign that this song IS sarcastic (and therefore meaningful), because she's questioning everything enough anyway to release her first secular album. There's probably a lot of confusion in that which shows in the song- how the writer sees both sides that seem to contradict each other.
@thirteencats Sorry to reply to my own comment, but I just had the thought that this song came from Amy Grant's first secular album. I don't know what she was going through in her life that caused her to release a secular album after being a Christian only artist previously. But maybe that's a sign that this song IS sarcastic (and therefore meaningful), because she's questioning everything enough anyway to release her first secular album. There's probably a lot of confusion in that which shows in the song- how the writer sees both sides that seem to contradict each other.
Unfortunately, this song is about a little girl being sexually abused over the course of years and how it affects her as an adult. I think the song's aim is genuine to say that God is bringing this woman to life again, but the lyrics of the second verse actually say the opposite to me as they contradict themselves.
"Now, she's looking in the mirror At a lovely woman face No more frightened little girl Like she's gone without a trace Still she leaves the light Burning in the hall It's hard to sleep at all"
Obviously, the frightened little girl is still there, because she can't even get any sleep in her own house even with the night light.
"'Til she crawls up in her bed Acting quiet as a mouse Deep inside, she's listening For a creaking in the house But no one's left to harm her She's finally safe and sound There's a peace she's found"
If she's feeling peaceful and as if she's "finally safe and sound," then why is skulking about, tiptoeing around in her own house, acting like she doesn't belong there?
I think this song isn't meant to be sarcastic, even though it kind of seems that way to me. I think this song just suffers from not being well thought out or proven. Kind of like when you were given an essay topic in class to prove one way or the other, but your three page argument failed to prove your point.
Pretty song, and I think the writer's heart was in the right place, but unless it IS meant to be sarcastic, the song is ultimately confusing and meaningless.
@thirteencats Sorry to reply to my own comment, but I just had the thought that this song came from Amy Grant's first secular album. I don't know what she was going through in her life that caused her to release a secular album after being a Christian only artist previously. But maybe that's a sign that this song IS sarcastic (and therefore meaningful), because she's questioning everything enough anyway to release her first secular album. There's probably a lot of confusion in that which shows in the song- how the writer sees both sides that seem to contradict each other.
@thirteencats Sorry to reply to my own comment, but I just had the thought that this song came from Amy Grant's first secular album. I don't know what she was going through in her life that caused her to release a secular album after being a Christian only artist previously. But maybe that's a sign that this song IS sarcastic (and therefore meaningful), because she's questioning everything enough anyway to release her first secular album. There's probably a lot of confusion in that which shows in the song- how the writer sees both sides that seem to contradict each other.
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Regardless, I do like the song.