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I Thought I Could Find You
Paul Baribeau Lyrics
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If I walked through a snow stom.
As if you were hiding, under a white isle of snow,
and I thought I could find you,
If I sat through a rainstorm,
As if you were made of the same stuff as lightning
and I thought I could find you
If I held on to an ice cube,
and I thought I could find you,
If I never closed my eyes,
As if you might flash,
Like a camera
Cause you are made of the softest parts of snow,
and the quite sound of rain
and the warm stuff that melts the ice cube
and the force taht moves the waves,
And i thought I could find you
"I Thought I Could Find You" by Paul Baribeau has been described as a beautiful and melancholic song about longing for someone who may no longer be around. The lyrics picture the singer trying to find this person, using different elements of nature as metaphors. The recurring theme in the song is the idea that this person is made up of the same elements as nature itself. The song expresses the idea that the singer is searching for an intangible presence, something more transcendent than a physical presence, but which can be found in nature. The different elements of nature used in the song represent different aspects of the person who the singer is searching for – rain represents softness, snow represents whiteness, ice represents hardness and waves represent power.
The song is notable for its melody, which is both haunting and beautiful, drawing the listener in with a tender and mysterious quality that is difficult to resist. The lyrics are evocative and poetic, painting a vivid picture of the singer's search for this elusive figure. The themes of loss, longing and the search for meaning are universal and resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced a sense of loss or separation from someone they care about.
Line by Line Meaning
I Thought I could find you,
I believed that I could discover your presence,
If I walked through a snow stom.
It felt as if you were purposefully hiding underneath a blanket of snow.
As if you were hiding, under a white isle of snow,
You seemed to be concealed beneath layers of icy slush, waiting to be found.
and I thought I could find you,
I convinced myself that I would be able to locate you regardless of the circumstances,
If I sat through a rainstorm,
Even if it meant weathering through a raging storm,
As if you were made of the same stuff as lightning
It was as if you possessed the same unpredictable and uncontainable energy as a thunderbolt,
and I thought I could find you
I remained hopeful that you were still within reach,
If I held on to an ice cube,
I was determined to cling onto the smallest hint of you,
As if you would be there when my hand opened,
I had faith that you would magically appear once my closed fist unclenched,
and I thought I could find you,
I never lost my trust in the possibility of discovering your existence,
If I never closed my eyes,
Even if it meant never allowing myself to rest,
As if you might flash,
In the hopes that you might appear in a sudden, brilliant light,
Like a camera
Just as a camera captures an elusive moment in time,
Cause you are made of the softest parts of snow,
You are the embodiment of a gentle and tender form of precipitation,
and the quite sound of rain
You carry the peacefulness and tranquility of a gentle rain shower,
and the warm stuff that melts the ice cube
You possess the gentle warmth that softens the hardest of ice,
and the force that moves the waves,
You have the power and strength to control the movement of ocean tides,
And i thought I could find you
And yet, despite all of this, I still believed that I could locate you.
Contributed by Brayden Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.