A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
A Silent Film
This is a song about the death of a supportive parent or mentor figure. The narrator and his subject clearly have much in common with one another, as the mentor is likewise described as a musician, sharing the outlook of the narrator as well as the frail characteristics of humanity. Although the n...
[Verse 1]
With my head on your shoulder
You pour in my palm
Will life have a purpose
When you are gone?
Without your wisdom
And without your song
Will life have a purpose
When you are gone?
[Bridge]
You're crossing an empire
But you're leaving my side
Did you find another love song?
We're sharing an atlas
We're both skin and bone
But I cannot go where you have gone
[Chorus]
Whenever I feel like giving up
Whenever I feel I've got it wrong
Whenever I fall you pick me up
Show me how to be strong enough
Whenever I feel like giving up
Whenever I feel I've got it wrong
Whenever I fall you lift me up
Show me how to be strong enough
Show me how to be strong enough
[Verse 2]
Under the surface
I'm fooling no one
Life had a purpose
Before you were gone
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Second Bridge]
Big wheel turns
On an axle between
Mountains, all best wishes sweet
The tenacious dreams
And boulders of integrity
And thousand-year old oaks
Will one day be torn apart
From their loving neighborhood
[Chorus]
Oooh, oooh
Show me how to be strong enough
You show me how to be strong enough