Deeper Than the Holler
Love Deeper Than Oceans: Randy Travis Song Meaning Revealed
Lyrics
Well I've heard those city singers singin' 'bout how they can love
City singers claim to love profoundly.
Deeper than the oceans, higher than the stars above
Comparing their love to vast elements like oceans and stars.
Well I come from the country and I know I ain't seen it all
Speaker acknowledges rural background, hasn't experienced everything.
But I heard that ocean's salty and the stars they sometimes fall
Heard about the drawbacks of oceans (saltiness) and stars (falling).
And that would not do justice to the way I feel for you
Rejecting superficial comparisons for expressing love.
So I have to sing this song about all the things I knew
Choosing to sing a personal song about genuine feelings.
My love is deeper than the holler, stronger than the rivers
Emphasizing the depth of love beyond natural elements.
Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill
Describing love as stronger than rivers and towering pine trees.
My love is purer than the snowflakes that fall in late December
Highlighting the purity of love with a snowflake analogy.
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill
Comparing honesty to a robin, symbolizing spring and renewal.
And longer than the song of a whippoorwill
Stating the enduring nature of love, using the whippoorwill's song.
From the back roads to the Broadway shows with a million miles between
Contrasting rural and urban settings, vast distances.
There's a least a million love songs that people love to sing
Millions of love songs, diverse yet expressing the same emotions.
And everyone is different and everyone's the same
Individuality coexists with shared human experiences.
And this is just another way of sayin' the same thing
Reiterating a common sentiment in a different way.
My love is deeper than the holler, stronger than the rivers
Reiteration of the depth and strength of the speaker's love.
Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill
Continuing the comparison to nature's grandeur.
My love is purer than the snowflakes that fall in late December
Reaffirming the purity of love, now likened to December snowflakes.
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill
Emphasizing honesty through the imagery of a robin in spring.
And longer than the song of a whippoorwill
Repeating the enduring nature of love, like the whippoorwill's song.
My love is deeper than the holler, stronger than the rivers
Reiterating the depth and strength of love.
Higher than the pine trees growin' tall upon the hill
Recalling the comparison to tall pine trees.
My love is purer than the snowflakes that fall in late December
Reiterating the purity of love with the December snowflakes.
And honest as a robin on a springtime window sill
Stating honesty using the robin and springtime imagery.
And longer than the song of a whippoorwill
Repeating the enduring nature of love, like the whippoorwill's song.
A whippoorwill
Concluding with a symbolic reference to the whippoorwill.
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