Waiting For You
Journey & Heart Lyrics
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So alone, so helpless
So destroyed by the world, life, so pointless
Slave just to be alive, then die anyway
Everlasting
Creative, inspirational
Load it in my lungs and shoot everyone, everlasting passion
So why wait?
What's the point?
What's my impact in the world?
Would I be missed?
Would I be mourned?
Self-pity is the key to destruction
Everlasting
Creative, inspirational
Load it in my lungs and shoot everyone, everlasting passion
Love, exhilarating music, then life will end
As I hang on this rope of disappointment
Hearing life through headphones
I want life to begin
I wish this would end
As I hang...
The above lyrics to Journey & Heart's song Waiting For You paint a very dark and desolate picture of someone who is struggling with their place in the world. The first verse expresses a deep sense of loneliness and helplessness, as the person feels like they are being destroyed by the world and that life seems pointless. They feel trapped in a cycle of being a slave just to be alive when they know that they will ultimately die anyway.
The chorus of the song brings a glimmer of hope through the concept of an everlasting passion. The person wants to feel creative and inspired and to share that with others through love and exhilarating music. However, the second verse reverts back to the darkness of the first as the person questions their impact on the world and whether they would be missed or mourned if they were gone. The lyrics "self-pity is the key to destruction" suggest that the person is aware of the danger of dwelling on negative thoughts.
The final lines of the song are particularly poignant as the person describes hanging on a rope of disappointment and wishing that life would either begin or end. This juxtaposition of wanting to start fresh and being so drained that death seems like the only escape highlights the intensity of the person's emotional state.
Overall, the song Waiting For You delves deep into themes of depression, loneliness, and the search for purpose. It offers a glimmer of hope through the concept of an everlasting passion, but ultimately acknowledges the darkness that can come with deep emotional turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
No-one knows how this feels
This is a feeling of complete isolation, and no one can possibly understand the depth of emotions involved.
So alone, so helpless
One feels completely distant and disconnected from the world and its surroundings, leaving them feeling helpless.
So destroyed by the world, life, so pointless
The world and its existence feel meaningless and lost, resulting in a feeling of complete destruction.
Slave just to be alive, then die anyway
Living life has become more of a consequence and obligation rather than a life experience, which ultimately ends up in death.
Everlasting
Creative, inspirational
Load it in my lungs and shoot everyone, everlasting passion
Love, exhilarating music, then life will end
Creating and filling oneself with passion can provide you with a never-ending feeling of elation that can lead you through a lifetime of memories.
So why wait?
A questioning of why one should continue to wait for fulfilling and meaningful experiences in life.
What's the point?
A reflection on what the true meaning and significance of life is.
What's my impact in the world?
Contemplating one's impact on the world and what lasting legacy they will leave behind.
Would I be missed?
Questions about who will miss an individual in their life or if their existence even matters.
Would I be mourned?
Wondering if anyone will mourn or grieve for the end of life's journey.
Self-pity is the key to destruction
Excessive self-pity can become a self-consuming habit that ultimately leads down a path of destruction and despair.
As I hang on this rope of disappointment
Hearing life through headphones
I want life to begin
I wish this would end
As I hang...
Feeling trapped and tied down by the disappointment and difficulty of life, symbolized by being hung, searching for a way out and hoping for a new beginning.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Benn Gaylor, Cohen Grant
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anomistars
Above the mountains, above the mountains
the geese turn into the light again
painting their black silhouettes
on an empty sky.
Sometimes, sometimes
everything has to be inscribed
across the heavens so you can find the one line
already written inside you.
sometimes it takes a great sky
to find that first bright and indescribable
wedge of freedom in your own heart
Sometimes with the bones of the black sticks
left when the fire has gone out
someone, someone
has written something new in the ashes of your life
you are not leaving, you are not leaving
you are not leaving even as the light fades quickly
now, you are arriving.
anomistars
Above the mountains, above the mountains
the geese turn into the light again
painting their black silhouettes
on an empty sky.
Sometimes, sometimes
everything has to be inscribed
across the heavens so you can find the one line
already written inside you.
sometimes it takes a great sky
to find that first bright and indescribable
wedge of freedom in your own heart
Sometimes with the bones of the black sticks
left when the fire has gone out
someone, someone
has written something new in the ashes of your life
you are not leaving, you are not leaving
you are not leaving even as the light fades quickly
now, you are arriving.
ana STEUER
Maravilhoso seu texto. Muito inspirador
Luis H Steuer
💟
Inez Patino
So moving the way this man recites his heart hitting words, thank you David Whyte
Eiman Al Zaabi
Simply beautiful! 💜
Blackbear
Omg this is SO GOOD! Absolutely amazing
sol rayz
D U D E is Awesome !
Listening to him in conversation with Sam Harris,
referring to his only ever commissioned poem for a new (Boeing?) jet,
I thought I'd look for it on y/t but found "the journey" ever still arriving . . . B-)
Brian Dorn
Nicely done - I like the sound of that!
CElizabeth Raun
Beautiful.
Poet Mountain
Excellent!