Sara received her Bachelor of Science degree in History and English in 1994 from Evangel University, a private Christian university in Springfield, Missouri. Sara spent four years teaching high school in Rosemount, Minnesota before recording her first album, Past the Wishing, in 1998. Since then, she has released five more albums and appeared on several others (see below). Sara has been nominated for 3 Dove Awards including "New Artist of the Year" in 2002 and "Special Event Album of the Year 2003" by the Gospel Music Association. She was named one of the best Christian music artists of 2005 and the album, Add to the Beauty, was named "Album of the Year" for 2005 by CCM Magazine. In 2009 Fireflies & Songs earned enough votes from a panel of ten music critics to be named Christianity Today's Album of the Year. The magazine explained their choice: "Already known for her transparent songwriting, Sara Groves gets even more piercingly honest on this, her ninth album. Whether her relationship with God, marital tension, or a private battle with anxiety, it's poetically spilled forth in Groves' call for the church to 'live confessionally.' And paired with less poppy, stripped-down arrangements, her achingly clear vocal remains front and center. This is vintage Groves—yet more herself than ever."
It's Gonna Be Alright
Sara Groves Lyrics
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It's going to be alright
I can tell by your eyes that you're not getting any sleep
And you try to rise above it, but feel you're sinking in too deep
Oh, oh I believe, I believe that
It's going to be alright
I believe you'll outlive this pain in you heart
And you'll gain such a strength from what is tearing you apart
Oh, oh I believe I believe that
It's going to be alright
It's going to be alright
When some time has past us, and the story if retold
It will mirror the strength and the courage in your soul
Oh, oh, I believe I believe,
I believe
I believe
I did not come here to offer you cliches
I will not pretend to know of all your pain
Just when you cannot, then I will hold out faith, for you
It's going to be alright
It's going to be alright
In Sara Groves's song "It's Going To Be Alright," the artist speaks to someone who is clearly struggling with emotional pain. She notes that the person clearly isn't sleeping and is trying to "rise above it," only to feel like they are sinking deeper. In response, Groves offers words of hope, saying that she believes that "it's going to be alright" and that the person in question will "outlive this pain in [their] heart" and "gain such a strength from what is tearing [them] apart."
The song has a clear message of comfort and reassurance, with Groves telling the listener that she won't offer them "cliches" or pretend to know exactly what they are going through. Instead, she promises to hold onto faith for them when they can't do it themselves. Ultimately, the song seems to be about the power of hope and the importance of comforting others during difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
It's going to be alright
Reassurance that everything will be okay
It's going to be alright
Reiterating that everything will be okay
I can tell by your eyes that you're not getting any sleep
The singer can see that the listener is struggling
And you try to rise above it, but feel you're sinking in too deep
The listener is trying to overcome their struggles but feels overwhelmed
Oh, oh I believe, I believe that
The singer has faith in the listener
I believe you'll outlive this pain in your heart
The singer believes that the listener can overcome their pain
And you'll gain such a strength from what is tearing you apart
The singer believes that the struggles will ultimately make the listener stronger
When some time has past us, and the story if retold
In the future, when the listener looks back on this time
It will mirror the strength and the courage in your soul
They will see how strong they were during this difficult time
Oh, oh, I believe I believe,
The singer's faith in the listener remains strong
I believe
The singer believes in the listener's ability to overcome their struggles
I did not come here to offer you cliches
The singer wants to provide genuine comfort, not just empty words
I will not pretend to know of all your pain
The singer recognizes that they cannot fully understand what the listener is going through
Just when you cannot, then I will hold out faith, for you
The singer will be there for the listener during their most difficult moments
It's going to be alright
Repeating the initial assurance that everything will be okay
It's going to be alright
Reiterating that everything will be okay
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GORDON S. KENNEDY, SARA GROVES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dina Croitor
what a beautiful song!
Rebecca Huber
This song has helped me get through SOOO much.
RealityBroker
"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." Luke 12:6-7. 😊🙏
lw216316
I am restoring your health and healing your wounds - God
Jerimiah reached a spiritual high. Then not long after that he was stuck in the muck at the bottom of a well. Sometimes we get stuck in the muck.
I saw a nature program where there were these aquatic creatures who lived in a desert. They spent years stuck in the muck underground waiting years for the rain to come. When it did they flourished again. Have you ever been stuck in the muck but then the rain of God's blessings came and you flourished ?