The Way To There
Au Revoir Simone Lyrics


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The snow is white enough
And the night is black enough
It makes it seem innocent
It makes it seem innocent

The wind is making you
And the cold is making you
It makes it seem innocent
It makes it seem innocent

If you feel
Compelled towards me
Then it's just gravity
The seconds
Stretch to days
Because time was
Made that way

Dark nights are moving fast
Becoming moments past
While the air is thin
Daring, while you still can

If you feel
Compelled towards me

Then it's just gravity
The seconds
Stretch to days
Because time was
Made that way

From every point in space
We've come to this place




So how can it not be fate
When we were made this way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Au Revoir Simone’s song The Way To There describe a moment of finding the innocence in darkness, the stillness in a snow night, the power of gravity in uniting people. The song speaks about how time is made that way, and how we can only move forward to the future that fate has brought us to. The opening lines "The snow is white enough, and the night is black enough" describe the purity of the environment they are in. The whiteness of the snow refers to a sense of purity and innocence, while the darkness that surrounds them represents the universe being so vast and mysterious; it can make humans feel small but also curious. The cold breeze is making them feel alive, and they describe it as the wind and the cold making them. They seem to feel like it is an honest and pure sense of being when they are in this state.


The song speaks about how we are always gravitating towards a person or a place, and that gravity is what brings us all together. We are all made to be pulled to each other, and that is just how we work as humans. Time is also something that never stops moving, and the song describes the idea of the seconds stretching into days, and that it was just how time was made. Finally, the lines "From every point in space, we've come to this place, so how can it not be fate when we were made this way" suggest that despite having different paths, different backgrounds, and coming from dispersed places, they are all brought to the same point during that moment; fate has brought them together.


Line by Line Meaning

The snow is white enough
The snow seems pure enough, but there may be hidden impurities.


And the night is black enough
The darkness appears deep enough, but there may be secrets concealed within.


It makes it seem innocent
The deceptive appearance of snow and darkness leads to a mistaken perception of innocence.


The wind is making you
The force of the wind is shaping and affecting you, just like circumstances and experiences shape a person.


And the cold is making you
The harshness of the cold can change and toughen you, just like life's difficulties can strengthen a person.


If you feel Compelled towards me
If you are drawn to me, it is due to a natural force within us that connects us.


Then it's just gravity
Our attraction is like a gravitational pull, inevitable and natural.


The seconds Stretch to days Because time was Made that way
Time seems to drag on when we are apart because of the way time operates in our world, and how our perception of it impacts our experience of it.


Dark nights are moving fast Becoming moments past While the air is thin Daring, while you still can
Time passes quickly, and we must seize opportunities while we can before they slip away.


From every point in space We've come to this place So how can it not be fate When we were made this way
Our paths have intersected seemingly against all odds, and it is difficult to believe it is not fate that brought us together.




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