While You Stand
Navigating Love's Peaks and Depths: Michael Nau's 'While You Stand'
Lyrics
I am a mountain
I represent strength and stability, like a mountain.
High as can be
Emphasizing the height and majesty of the mountain.
Yes, and I am an ocean while you
I am vast and deep, comparable to an ocean.
While you stand by me
While you are present with me.
Oh, but I am the fool you know
However, I can act foolishly at times.
Anytime you don't
Especially when you are not around.
No telling why I'll go or where I won't
Uncertain reasons drive my actions or decisions.
Where I won't
Repetition of uncertainty about future actions or choices.
I knew the starlight
I have experienced the brilliance of starlight.
Laid by its bed
Adjacent to its source during rest.
Felt all its waterfalls
I have felt the impact of its waterfalls on my head.
Falling against my head
Describing the immersive experience of starlight.
Well it don't come easy, they say
Challenges are said to be difficult, but not for me.
It always did for me
Contrasting with the common belief, challenges were easy for me.
But tomorrow's on its way
Anticipating the arrival of tomorrow.
So I guess we'll see
Expressing uncertainty about what the future holds.
What we see
Repetition of uncertainty about the future.
I am a mountain
Reiteration of the speaker being a symbol of strength.
High as can be
Emphasizing the towering nature of the mountain.
Yes, and I am an ocean
Restating the vastness and depth, similar to an ocean.
While you stand by me
Reaffirming the presence of another person standing by.
Oh, but I am the fool you know
Admitting occasional foolishness even in the presence of support.
Anytime you don't
Highlighting the vulnerability when support is absent.
No telling why I go or where I won't
Repeating the uncertainty regarding future actions or destinations.
Where I won't
Reiteration of uncertainty about where the speaker might go.
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