It's Hard
Navigating Life's Storms: Burton Cummings' Reflection on Love and Pain
Lyrics
It's hard to live your life in pain
Expresses the difficulty of enduring a life filled with pain.
It's hard to stand 'gainst the blindin' rain
Highlights the challenge of facing harsh and relentless circumstances, symbolized by "blinding rain."
It's hard to live love on the brain
Conveys the hardship of maintaining love amidst difficulties and challenges.
Look out... here it comes again
Warns of an impending difficult situation or challenge.
Well look out, here it comes again
Reiterates the warning of a recurring challenging situation.
It's hard to live for yesterday
Expresses the difficulty of living with a focus on the past (yesterday).
It's hard to stand in your own way
Indicates the challenge of obstructing one's own progress or success.
It's hard to mean just what you say
Highlights the difficulty of expressing oneself sincerely and meaningfully.
Look out... you'll get blown away
Warns of the potential consequence of being overwhelmed or defeated.
Well look out, you'll get blown away
Reiterates the warning of being overwhelmed or defeated.
Some folks make it look easy
Suggests that some people make life seem effortless, like singing sweetly ("croon like peaches and cream").
Croon like peaches and cream
Continues the comparison of ease with the sweet sound of singing.
But I don't think it's so easy
Expresses doubt about the perceived ease, implying that life is not as simple as it may seem.
If you know what I mean
Acknowledges a shared understanding of the complexity of life.
It's hard to live your life in pain
Repeats the theme of living with pain as a challenging aspect of life.
It's hard to stand 'gainst the blindin' rain
Reiterates the difficulty of facing harsh and relentless circumstances.
It's hard to live love on the brain
Repeats the challenge of maintaining love amidst difficulties and challenges.
Well look out... here it comes again
Warns of the recurrence of a challenging situation or emotion.
Yeah look out... here it comes again
Emphasizes the imminent return of a challenging situation or emotion.
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