Anna Gilbert's parents were both musical--her father was a high school music teacher and a youth pastor and her mother was a worship leader and a women's pastor at their church in Eugene, Oregon. Anna began playing the piano and writing at a young age and won a city-wide songwriting competition in the fifth grade. She wrote and produced her first album God Sees at age 19. She toured the West Coast playing mostly in churches and college venues.
Anna recorded her second album Falling in a Beautiful Place - completely self-composed and self-produced in 2007. She performed at a benefit to help fund relief efforts in Mozambique in June of 2007 with Calling Simon, an acoustic band from Eugene, and Feel Good Remedy.
She met Charlie Peacock in Seattle, Washington and worked with him to record a third album Your Love My Medicine that was released in the spring of 2009. Her summer tour for 2009 includes venues in Hawaii, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon and Montana.
Anna opened for Brandon Heath at God & Country in Nampa, ID on July 4, 2009. She played with Tommy Walker in May 2009 at University of Hawaii's Stan Sheriff Center. She also opened for Bebo Norman in Eugene, Oregon in 2008.
Swept Away
Anna Gilbert Lyrics
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Wanna be lost, but not alone,
So you're looking for escape, dreaming of a get-away.
Bitter-sweet love is the kind you know,
One that you feel but you never show,
So you're living on the run, hoping for a hide-a-way.
It doesn't always shine when the night is done.
Moves like a wind, you don't feel it 'till you're swept away. Away.
Looking at you is like looking at me.
We seek, never find. Always dream, never see.
But I always see you, hoping for a chance to say;
That love doesn't come like the morning sun,
It doesn't always shine when the night is done.
Moves like a wind, you don't feel it 'till you're swept away
You think you know best, you don't know what I see,
If you slow down, let love, let me.
Whisper to you that I'm feeling so swept away. Away
Oh, wanna move inside your heart so softly.
Oh, wanna fall into your deepest dark.
Oh, wanna move inside your soul so softly.
Oh, wanna see inside, alight your heart.
Love doesn't come like the morning sun,
It doesn't always shine when the night is done.
Moves like a wind, you don't feel it 'till your swept away.
You think you know best, you don't know what I see,
If you slow down, let love, let me.
Whisper to you that I'm feeling so swept away. Away.
The song 'Swept Away' by Anna Gilbert talks about the search for a love that one can call their own. The singer is looking for an escape from the bitter-sweet love that they know but never show. They feel lost and alone, dreaming of a better life. The song talks about how love doesn't always come shining like the morning sun. It moves like the wind and you don't feel it until you're swept away. The singer is hoping for a chance to tell the other person that they're feeling swept away, and they want to move inside their heart and soul softly.
The song is about the experience and feeling of being in love. The lyrics are evocative, describing the emotions and desires that come with love. It highlights the discomfort and confusion that come with searching for the right person but not being able to find them. The song has a melancholy and dreamy quality that conveys the longing for love.
Line by Line Meaning
Looking for a love you can call your own,
Wanting to find true love that is unique and personal to you.
Wanna be lost, but not alone,
Desiring to lose oneself in love, but not wanting to go through it alone.
So you're looking for escape, dreaming of a get-away.
Feeling trapped in current circumstances and dreaming of finding love as a way to escape.
Bitter-sweet love is the kind you know,
Knowing the kind of love that both brings happiness and heartache.
One that you feel but you never show,
Experiencing love internally but not expressing it outwardly.
So you're living on the run, hoping for a hide-a-way.
Feeling like you are constantly moving and searching for a place to hide from the world, where you can feel love freely.
Love doesn't come like the morning sun,
Love is not always predictable and consistent, like the rising of the sun.
It doesn't always shine when the night is done.
Love can come at any time, not necessarily after a period of darkness.
Moves like a wind, you don't feel it 'till you're swept away. Away.
Love can be fleeting and unexpected, not always noticeable until it overtakes you completely.
Looking at you is like looking at me.
Seeing oneself in the person being admired and loved.
We seek, never find. Always dream, never see.
Continually searching for love but never quite finding it; always imagining what it would be like but never experiencing it fully.
But I always see you, hoping for a chance to say;
Desiring to express feelings of love and admiration to the person being admired.
You think you know best, you don't know what I see,
Feeling like the other person does not understand the depth of one's feelings.
If you slow down, let love, let me.
Encouraging the other person to take a moment to appreciate love and allow the singer a chance to express their feelings.
Whisper to you that I'm feeling so swept away. Away
Expressing the overwhelming feeling of being overtaken by love and consumed by its power.
Oh, wanna move inside your heart so softly.
Desiring to enter into the other person's heart and love them with tenderness.
Oh, wanna fall into your deepest dark.
Wanting to experience the fullness of the other person, including their darkest and deepest parts.
Oh, wanna move inside your soul so softly.
Desiring to enter into the other person's soul and love them with gentleness.
Oh, wanna see inside, alight your heart.
Wanting to see inside the other person's heart and bring light to their life and love.
Contributed by Elena C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Makenna Olson
I love you Anna! When you led worship at my church on Thursday, it was the best!!!! You are amazing!
Deb r
wonderful my dear sweet cousin!
chrisana williams
I typed anne and gilbert not anna gilbert how did I get here?? o_0