Up In The Morning
U.S. Marines Lyrics


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Joy comes in the morning
Although it's dark I know it
To be true I need you to show up again
How long must I wrestle
With my thoughts help me settle
Knowing your working it out for my good
It's true that you have always been there
For me in my despair
For you give hope when hope's losing flare
It's true you've always been there
This pain won't last forever
One day you'll make it better
Patiently waiting I trust in you Lord
Keep me in your prayers
Fill me with your favor
Rest in your presence I trust in you Lord
It's true that you have always been there
For me in my despair
For you give hope when hope's losing flare
It's true you've always been there
You've already grabbed my hand and saved me
I'm on your boat but it's been rocking lately
Waves broke over Lord can you do something
Don't you care if I drown Lord I'm struggling
Calm your mind I never said to worry
You can't control the storms that work is for me
Where's your faith in me I won't forsake you
Don't you doubt me I'll always protect you
You've already grabbed my hand and saved me
I'm on your boat but it's been rocking lately
Waves broke over Lord can you do something
Don't you care if I drown Lord I'm struggling
Calm your mind I never said to worry
You can't control the storms that work is for me




Where's your faith in me I won't forsake you
Don't you doubt me I'll always protect you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the U.S. Marines' song Up In The Morning are a testament to the power of faith and hope in the face of adversity. The singer is struggling with their thoughts and feeling weighed down by pain, but they turn to their faith in the belief that their struggles will eventually be resolved. They are waiting patiently and trusting in the Lord to guide them through this difficult time.


The opening line, "Joy comes in the morning," is a reference to the belief that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope that things will improve. The singer acknowledges that they cannot do this alone and expresses their need for the Lord to show up and help them overcome their struggles. They believe that the Lord has always been there for them in their times of need, providing hope when it seemed impossible to find.


The song also provides a message of reassurance and protection. The Lord has already grabbed the singer's hand and saved them, and they have faith that the Lord will continue to protect them through whatever challenges they may face. The lyrics encourage the listener to trust in the Lord and not to doubt his ability to provide for them.


Line by Line Meaning

Joy comes in the morning
Despite facing hardships, the singer is optimistic that there will be happiness and joy in the future.


Although it's dark I know it To be true I need you to show up again
Acknowledging tough times, the singer still believes that the future holds promise and prays for divine intervention.


How long must I wrestle With my thoughts help me settle
The singer is struggling with inner turmoil and seeks solace and peace.


Knowing your working it out for my good
The artist trusts in a higher power that is working to bring positive changes to their life.


It's true that you have always been there For me in my despair For you give hope when hope's losing flare
The artist acknowledges the presence of a higher power that has always been a source of hope and strength in times of despair.


This pain won't last forever One day you'll make it better
The singer is convinced that pain and suffering are temporary and that the future holds the promise of healing and better times.


Patiently waiting I trust in you Lord Keep me in your prayers Fill me with your favor Rest in your presence I trust in you Lord
The singer is patiently waiting for divine intervention and prays for God's blessings, love, and guidance.


You've already grabbed my hand and saved me I'm on your boat but it's been rocking lately Waves broke over Lord can you do something Don't you care if I drown Lord I'm struggling
The artist is acknowledging a recent crisis, asking God for help while expressing fear and doubt.


Calm your mind I never said to worry You can't control the storms that work is for me Where's your faith in me I won't forsake you Don't you doubt me I'll always protect you
God is reassuring the artist that He is in control and that one should trust in His plan and have faith in His protection.




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Written by: Jesus Carranza

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@FirstnameLastnamee

You were trying to sleep in the Marines right? Same as us, and that person over there

Damn you recruits. Boot camp was fine until you came along, Drill Instructors were nice and lazy. If it hadn’t been for you, I could’ve slept in to 0600 like a normal person! You there, you and me, we shouldn’t be here. It’s these recruits the DIs want.

“Shut up back there”

Who’s that over there? What’s wrong with him?

Watch your tongue! You’re speaking to Petty Officer seaman, the company corpsman!

Petty Officer seaman, the corpsman? You’re a trained medic.... if the Drill Instructors need you... oh gods, what are they gonna do to us?

I do not know. But sore muscles and hatred of life await.



@walterzielinski6654

I have met and personally known through my 64 years many veterans of every military branch, but the horror stories l heard from ex Marines were by far the worst. And l continue to hear and read about these accounts to this very day. So how much has changed at Parris and Pendleton l can't say, but they bear little to no resemblance to this video, which plays out more like an infomercial to me, not the true life stories l have heard (including 2 cousins and 1 brother in law).

What always startles is how so many of those vets wound up after the boot camp experience not being traumatized by it, but on some bizarre level accepting the "need to be broken down". Sheesh!
Broken down, you say?

And even after discharge, so many feel proud of what they did in "service" to their country, while palpable signs of PTSD lurk beneath the surface.

Not all of them though. A few were so thoroughly destroyed psychically by war that they came back dependent on drugs, having profound problems managing their emotions and having their relationships with others impossible to manage. Not to mention being so disintegrated mentally, their once nimble minds could not concentrate wel enough in higher ed to complete a degree program.

The scariest vets l"ve met were the ones who came back saying they were still "addicted to the jazz", by which they meant, the killing of others. (Did l say scary? I think l meant terrified.)

In public imagination, through relentless "advertising" (l would call it subtle propagandizing) Marines have been depicted as "the few, the proud".

And though their official motto is Semper Fidelis, the unofficial but increasingly egregiouly visible "Death Before Dishonor" is staring back at me on car bumper stickers, rear window decals, tattoos, tee shirts ... you name it.

The other name for the USMC is the AEF, or American Expeditionary Forces. Very few seem to be aware that they are typically the vanguard of an invasion and that the more prevalent motto means that rather than disobeying an order (the dishonorable act) they will follow it even it means their own certain death.

In the days when l use to protest l made and brought signs that used to rankle the emotions of those who l now contemptously refer to as white, liberal progressive democrats.

Oh no, they said. You can't show the gruesome realities of war. That will turn people off. It was once possible to do precisely that, not on protest signs, but to illustrate in weekly magazines ranging from Life to Time the horrors of the Vietnam war; and to see grisly film footage on the nightly evening news programs ...

But political correctness now reigns so "liberally" that even Hollywood films like "My Honor Was My Glory", the equivalent phrase of equivalently purposed Waffen SS, the Nazi's version of the AEF, can be downloaded and watched on the net to erase the inherent evil of ceaseless murderous savagery. By way of connecting the murderous dots to the endless GWOT. And feeling warm and fuzzy about it too.

As for younger generations getting prepped for the next invasion a few years down the road, they have Jarhead to watch, to pave the way to our end of days.

No, l'm not some bat guano evangelical and l'm not talking about Revelations, which belongs in the Apocrypha as much as any text. I'm talking about the fact that no one is paying attention to the constellation of existential crises that will by 2100 make the planet unfit for life, Homo sapiens too, among the uncountable species of earth
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Insert image here of my facetious return salute to caveman John Cena, unrepentant booster of American Exceptionalism and militarism.

Hey John, how come you never volunteered to serve your country after graduating from High School? I mean you talk at the drop of a hat about needing to be so patriotic and all... the USMC could have used someone with strapping muscles like you.

How can we remain numero uno without guys like you choosing to play football in college rather than giving up your life by going into battle? Or surviving that a near death mission practically every day of your tours of duty?

And you're preaching to pacifists like me that l should be more patiotic? Get with program, as it were?

Should like to have nightcap and a nap. 😴



All comments from YouTube:

@MortonGoldthwait

The most unrealistic aspect of Full Metal Jacket is you can understand what the DI is saying.

@paladinheadquarters7776

SpoonyLionheart and the fact that the other two DI’S in the movie are too quiet.

@xXSgtWolfXx

​@@paladinheadquarters7776 I'm pretty sure Stanley Kubrick knew that but he decided to keep the other DIs without any dialogue because he wanted to give a more eerie isolated feeling to the boot camp scenes and give R Lee Ermey all of the screen time because his performance was amazing.

@keith2092

@@xXSgtWolfXx well, that was well-said.

@garycole520

No,.. in those days the DI’s didn’t manically scream until they were incoherently hoarse or gesticulate like they do now. From the videos I’ve seen of modern day Boot Camp,.. It’s definitely not the same Boot Camp from my era, the 1970’s.

@nicolasvillamil7523

@@garycole520 I've always wondered at what point the death metal screaming started... Old time DI's yelled but not like today it seems like. I'm guessing it started in the 90's

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@WootTootZoot

It took me almost three weeks to figure out what my Drill Instructor was saying. I was in the shit a lot because of it, I couldn't understand a word that SoB said.

@69zenos1

He was saying that he would really like to have his way with you.

@mikemullins3761

I remember drilling on the parade deck. First phase: 65 recruits. Huge platoon. We are marching. The DI barks an order. We're marching still. No one has any idea what he said. Til we all realized he barked, "TO THE REAR, HARCH!" And half in the rear heard and had executed the order while the front half, we kept marching forward. We went directly to The Pit and the DIs bends and thrusted the F out of us.

@Andrew-ci9xv

Haha

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