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Edén
Arapaho Lyrics
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beauty with thorns among our leaves.
To pick a rose you ask your hands to bleed.
What is the reason for having roses
when your blood is shed carelessly?
It must be for something more than vanity.
Believe me, the truth is we're not honest,
not the people that we dream.
Willing to grow but rains are shallow.
Barren and wind-scattered seed on stone and dry land,
we will be.
Waiting for the light arisen
to flood inside the prison.
And in that time kind words
alone will teach us,
no bitterness will reach us.
Reason will be guided another way.
All in time,
but the clock is another demon that
devours our time in Eden,
in our Paradise.
Will our eyes see well beneath us,
flowers all divine?
Is there still time?
If we wake and discover
in life a precious love,
will that waking become more heavenly?
In Arapaho's song "Eden," the lyrics paint a picture of a garden filled with roses, which represents the beauty and allure of life. However, the roses also have thorns, which represents the hardship and pain that can be experienced in life. The singer asks what the point of having roses is when they are so dangerous to pick, and wonders if there is a deeper purpose to life than just vanity.
The song then delves into the idea that people are not honest with themselves or others, and are not as close as they could be. Metaphors are used to describe the struggles of growth, such as shallow rains and barren soil. The lyrics suggest that in order to truly grow and learn, we must be patient and wait for the light to guide us. In this light, bitterness cannot reach us and reason will guide us. The clock is described as a demon that devours our time in Eden, or our paradise, suggesting that time is precious and should not be wasted frivolously. The song concludes with the question of whether we will see the beauty in life before it's too late, and if waking up to love will make life more heavenly.
Line by Line Meaning
We are the roses in the garden,
We are like the roses in the garden, beautiful but with thorns.
beauty with thorns among our leaves.
Our beauty is deceiving as there are thorns amidst our leaves.
To pick a rose you ask your hands to bleed.
Whenever you try to obtain something beautiful, you must suffer and endure.
What is the reason for having roses
What is the purpose of beauty and joy?
when your blood is shed carelessly?
When we do not value our own well-being.
It must be for something more than vanity.
There must be a deeper significance to our existence.
Believe me, the truth is we're not honest,
The truth is that we are not truthful with ourselves and others.
not the people that we dream.
We are not the people we aspire to become.
We're not as close as we could be.
We are not as connected as we have the potential to be.
Willing to grow but rains are shallow.
We are willing to progress and evolve but the support we receive is insufficient.
Barren and wind-scattered seed on stone and dry land,
We are like seeds that are unable to grow in harsh, infertile conditions.
we will be.
This is what the future holds for us.
Waiting for the light arisen
Waiting for enlightenment.
to flood inside the prison.
To bring light to the darkness that surrounds us.
And in that time kind words
During this period of enlightenment
alone will teach us,
We will learn from kind words alone.
no bitterness will reach us.
We will not allow bitterness to affect us.
Reason will be guided another way.
We will understand things in a new way.
All in time,
We need to be patient.
but the clock is another demon that
But time is also an obstacle.
devours our time in Eden,
Time destroys our paradise.
in our Paradise.
In the place where we used to live peacefully.
Will our eyes see well beneath us,
Will we be able to see the truth?
flowers all divine?
Even the beautiful things around us that we take for granted?
Is there still time?
Is it still possible for us to change?
If we wake and discover
If we become aware and realize
in life a precious love,
The love that's truly valuable
will that waking become more heavenly?
Will our lives become more heavenly?
Contributed by Kaylee G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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nice work. I just found you guys on spotify. awesome