Candles
Turning Sorrow into Mercy: Beth Orton's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
Can't try the flying
Unable to attempt flying; facing a challenge or fear.
You know I'll be near
Assurance of proximity or support.
You know I'll be near
Reiteration of being close or available.
Take your time in the morning light
Encouragement to take time and reflect in the morning light.
There's nobody here
Emphasis on solitude; no one else present.
There's nobody here
Reiteration of being alone in the situation.
When you feel too much to ever let it show
When overwhelmed with emotions, hiding true feelings.
You turn it up, turn it down,
Dealing with emotions by adjusting their intensity.
Turn it on, turn it round and leave
Varying reactions to emotions, including avoidance.
When you just don't conceive
Difficulty in understanding or accepting.
In what you believe
Lack of clarity in personal beliefs.
You want to learn the trick to turn
Desire to learn a skill to transform the less appealing.
What's not so pretty into something more beautiful
Turning something unattractive into beauty.
It's the same place that I learned to turn
Shared experience of learning to transform sorrow.
What could be sorrow into some kind of mercy
Turning potential sorrow into a form of mercy or relief.
When I feel too much to ever let it show
Experiencing overwhelming emotions while concealing them.
I turn it up, turn it down,
Adjusting the intensity of emotions, including shutting them off.
Turn it off, turn it round and leave
Action of turning emotions off and leaving the situation.
Then I just don't conceive
Difficulty in understanding or accepting, similar to line 12.
In what to believe
Challenged belief system or uncertainty in what to believe.
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