Song of Bernadette
Embracing Mercy: A Song of Healing and Redemption
Lyrics
There was a child named Bernadette
Introduction of the central character, Bernadette.
I heard the story, long ago
Reference to a story heard long ago about Bernadette.
She saw the queen of heaven once
Bernadette claimed to have seen the queen of heaven.
And kept the vision in her soul.
She retained the vision in her soul.
No one believed what she had seen
People doubted and did not believe what Bernadette witnessed.
No one believed what she's heard
Doubt extended to what Bernadette heard about sorrows and mercy in the world.
That there were sorrows to be healed
Reference to the existence of sorrows to be healed and mercy in the world.
And mercy, mercy in this world.
Expressing the need for healing and mercy in the world.
So many hearts I find. broke like yours and mine
Comparison of the broken hearts of many, including Bernadette's and the narrator's.
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
Acknowledging the emotional pain caused by actions that cannot be undone.
I just want to hold you, won't you let me hold you?
Expressing the desire to comfort and hold someone like Bernadette would.
Like Bernadette would do.
Reiterating the desire to comfort like Bernadette.
We've been around, we fall, we fly
Reflecting on the ups and downs in life, with a tendency to fall more than fly.
We mostly fall, we mostly run
Describing the human tendency to experience failures and run away from challenges.
And every now and then, we try
Occasional attempts to repair the damage caused by one's actions.
To mend the damage that we've done.
Recognition of the need to mend the damage done.
Tonight, tonight I cannot rest
Expressing restlessness and inner joy that cannot be contained.
I've got this joy inside breast
A joy within the narrator's heart related to the thought of not forgetting a child, the "song of Bernadette."
To think that I did not forget
Reflecting on the importance of remembering Bernadette and her significance.
That child, that song of Bernadette.
Connection to the central theme, emphasizing the child and the song of Bernadette.
So many hearts I find, broke like yours and mine
Reiteration of the commonality of broken hearts and shared pain.
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
Revisiting the emotional impact of actions that cannot be undone.
I just want to hold you, come on let me hold you?
Renewed desire to comfort and hold someone like Bernadette.
Like Bernadette would do.
Reiterating the wish to provide comfort akin to Bernadette's approach.
I just want to hold you, come on let me hold you?
Repeat of the desire to hold someone, emphasizing the comforting nature of Bernadette.
Like Bernadette would do.
Final plea to hold someone in the manner of Bernadette.
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