Saint Isabelle
Tom Morello The Nightwatchman Lyrics

Innocence and Suffering, Loneliness and Grace
This line represents the complex emotions that people face in life such as innocence, suffering, loneliness, and grace.

Pain and Love and Beauty, Laughter, Death and Faith
The line indicates the various emotions, good and bad, that individuals feel such as pain, love, beauty, laughter, death, and faith.

Where the rising fortune, meets the setting sun
This line describes the delicate balance of life where good and bad fortunes meet.

I'm afraid, my friend, when one is left it's just the same as none.
This line suggests that being alone is just as bad as having nothing.

I will always stand beside you
The singer pledges their unwavering support to a loved one.

Defend you and Mend you, Sanctify you
The singer promises to physically and emotionally protect and heal the loved one.

I'll Hold you and Keep you and Fight beside you
The artist vows to stand by and fight with the loved one in all battles.

I'll follow you down love I'm right behind you
The artist wants to remain by the loved one's side even in their lowest moments.

God make a road straight, God make a road true
The singer prays to God for guidance and truth.

Saint Isabelle is coming through
The artist uses Saint Isabelle as a representation of hope and perseverance.

The textbooks on the table, the radio's on the shelf
The line shows the mundaneness of life.

And thank you for the offer, but I'll sing this one myself
The singer declines the offer for assistance from someone else.

In reverential silence, the crowd sat in the pews
The line illustrates the appreciation of a crowd listening to the singer's performance.

I climbed and climbed for hours, but oh my what a view.
The artist describes the beauty of the life that one can experience after climbing through the struggles.

I'm surprised you didn't come forward, when the cops dragged me away
The line refers to the absence of someone during one's difficult times.

There's a museum in the Netherlands I hope to see again someday
The artist talks about hopes for the future.

There's a painting of a woman gathering wood, It's almost dark.
The line refers to the beauty and calmness one can find in the simple things in life.

In a world bereft of meaning, there's a flicker in the hearth
The artist explains the significance of even small hope in a world that may seem meaningless.

Follow you down love, I'm right behind you
The line emphasizes the singer's commitment to remain with the loved one in both their struggles and triumphs.