Genesis
Bert Jerred Lyrics

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Someday when you're more real
I'll believe that we can love
Someday when you find your love
I believe that we'll be fine
Someday walking in my many mnay years
I'll think of you
And stars will fill the empty space
Of all our wasted time

Sell your house and sail the ocean
Penniless and proud
Tell your lonely children how their genesis
Abounds in me

And someday i will cross the wide pacific paragraphic stone
String my shoes around my shoulder as I navigate alone
Sell my house and sail the ocean

Penniless and proud
Tell my lonely children how their genesis abounds

Overall Meaning

in you

In "Genesis", Bert Jerred sings about love and the hope that someday it can be real. He talks about the belief that when his partner finds their own love, they will be able to love each other better. He focuses on the idea of wasting time - the many years that he has, where he may still be thinking about this person, but the stars will fill that empty space. The song takes an interesting turn when he sings about selling everything and sailing the ocean, penniless and proud. He mentions telling lonely children about their genesis abounding in the person he is singing to. The song seems to imply that leaving everything and travelling penniless is a way to find oneself and perhaps find love that is more authentic.

Jerred's lyrics speak to the fear of missed opportunities and wasted time while searching for love. He takes a somewhat romantic view on abandoning everything and travelling, as if the journey will lead to finding love and where one really belongs. This song deals with the poignancy of what could have been if things were different, as well as the hopes that something good will eventually come. Jerred adds some poetic language and vivid imagery to the lyrics, making them more powerful in their impact.

Line by Line Meaning

Someday when you're more real
When you become more honest in our relationship

I'll believe that we can love
I will finally trust that we can have a true love

Someday when you find your love
When you find your true love

I believe that we'll be fine
I am confident we will be okay

Someday walking in my many many years
In the future, as I grow old and reflect on the past

I'll think of you
You will always be on my mind

And stars will fill the empty space
My memories of you will be bright and vivid

Of all our wasted time
Despite the lost time we spent apart

Sell your house and sail the ocean
Take a risk and leave everything behind

Penniless and proud
Even if you have nothing left, be proud of yourself

Tell your lonely children how their genesis
Explain to your future children how they came to be