The Bleeding Whole
Alain Johannes Lyrics


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Given love
All the hardness of a world gone astray
Is kept far away
Give love
Every seed can find it's way to the sun
While having fun
Given love
All the emptiness is filled 'til it bursts
Releasing the curse
For better or worse

You took me away
Made me forget this is real
Forget this is real
You took me away
Into that place I have lost
But I will return I will return to you

Given love
The impossible becomes what you do
Becomes what you do
Given love
You can find yourself inside someone else
And see who you are
Given love
All the emptiness is filled 'til it bursts
Releasing the curse
For better or worse

You took me away
Made me forget this is real
Forget this is real
You took me away




Into that place I have lost
But I will return I will return to you

Overall Meaning

The main theme of Alain Johannes's song "The Bleeding Whole" is about the power of love and how it can heal the emptiness and darkness in the world. The lyrics suggest that love is the solution to all the negativity and hardships that we face in our lives. The first verse talks about how love can keep the harshness of the world at bay and how it can help us grow and flourish like a seed finding its way to the sun. The second verse suggests that love has the power to fill the emptiness inside us and release the curse that holds us back. Love is the key to finding ourselves and the person we were meant to be.


The chorus talks about being taken away by love into a place where reality is forgotten, but it's also a place where we can become lost. However, we will always return to love because love is the foundation of our existence. The lyrics emphasize that love is the only salvation, and the ultimate goal is to find love and make it a part of our lives.


"The Bleeding Whole" is a masterpiece of lyrics with a simple yet potent message. Alain Johannes writes in a deeply personal way about the importance of love and the pain that comes from losing it. He expresses that love is the only real thing in life and that it should be cherished above all else.


Line by Line Meaning

Given love
Love has the power to transform and overcome all obstacles.


All the hardness of a world gone astray
The difficulties of the world are kept at bay when given love.


Is kept far away
Love shields us from the negative aspects of the world.


Give love
By giving love, we can help others and bring happiness into our own lives.


Every seed can find it's way to the sun
With love, even the smallest things can grow and flourish.


While having fun
Love is enjoyable and adds a sense of excitement to life.


All the emptiness is filled 'til it bursts
Love fills the voids within us and can bring about overwhelming emotions.


Releasing the curse
Love can break the dark spells that haunt us.


For better or worse
Love can bring change, but it is worth it in the end.


You took me away
The person being addressed took the singer to a place of bliss and escape.


Made me forget this is real
The love they shared was so powerful that it briefly made the mundane world disappear.


Into that place I have lost
The singer experienced a temporary escape from reality and longs to return to that place.


But I will return I will return to you
The singer promises to come back to the person who took them away.


The impossible becomes what you do
Love gives us the ability to accomplish things we once thought were impossible.


You can find yourself inside someone else
Through love, we can discover and better understand ourselves by connecting with others.


And see who you are
Love helps reveal our true selves.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

tatan mihovilovich

Here comes nothing I know
Wings are floating downstream
To the sea again begin
This old world left hanging
I feel it all
Emptiness fills the bleeding whole
I feel it all
This my whispered prayer in awe
People gripping ether
Steady voices, hear them ?
As a child I lived there
In a fog I lost here
I feel it all
Emptiness fills the bleeding whole
I feel it all
This my whispered prayer in awe
I feel it all
Laying my head down on the pain
I feel it all
Now I'm awake and sleep no more



All comments from YouTube:

I wannaCutHeadsWithGuthrie

I find his music moves me so deeply and it is so consistant. wow is all ive got to say

iendacard

I agree with that. I just hope that anyone who thinks of it as JUST a good rainy day song would eventually discover it's far more than that. Either way, people are listening to Alain Johannes's music, and that makes me happy.

Larry Harris

This is unlike anything I've heard before. Excellent!

Luciano Pavan

Buenisimo Alain!! te vi 2 veces en vivo y me volaste la cabeza!!!

Paz Hernandez

Su música lleva a volar la mente y alma.. Excelente musico

Kevin Trotter

Haunting and beautiful. Alain Johannes is such an incredible talent

tatan mihovilovich

Here comes nothing I know
Wings are floating downstream
To the sea again begin
This old world left hanging
I feel it all
Emptiness fills the bleeding whole
I feel it all
This my whispered prayer in awe
People gripping ether
Steady voices, hear them ?
As a child I lived there
In a fog I lost here
I feel it all
Emptiness fills the bleeding whole
I feel it all
This my whispered prayer in awe
I feel it all
Laying my head down on the pain
I feel it all
Now I'm awake and sleep no more

Kevin Trotter

Thanks for posting the lyrics!

Rusty_Cage

Amazing song.. Spark is a masterpiece IMO.

iendacard

To say this would be a good rainy day song is like saying flying to another planet would be cool. Yeah, it would... but it's a huge understatement. If you don't know the reason for this album's creation, google it. Trust me, it's worth it to know.

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