In a Softer Light
Embracing Shadows: Saint Howl's Call to Illuminate Love
Lyrics
Why, why don't you hold me in the light
Expressing a desire for emotional support or understanding, asking why the speaker is not held in a positive regard.
Why, why don't you let me shine
Questioning the lack of encouragement or acknowledgment, desiring to showcase one's abilities or uniqueness.
Rise, we can rise in the night
Suggesting the possibility of overcoming challenges or difficulties during the night, metaphorically representing dark times.
Cry, we can let our tears come alive
Encouraging the expression of emotions, implying that tears have a life-affirming quality.
Sun, let them keep it all
Suggesting that others should keep the sun, possibly representing negativity, and emphasizing the speaker's preference for positivity.
Warm, when we're together we're whole
Highlighting the warmth and completeness felt when the speaker and someone else are together.
Days gone we can have another one
Expressing the idea that past days are gone and there is potential for new experiences or opportunities.
Softer lines come out when the haze is gone
Suggesting that clarity or better understanding emerges when obstacles or confusion (haze) are removed.
Hold me, hear me
Repetition of the request to be held, emphasizing the importance of emotional connection.
Hold me, be near me
Repetition of the request for closeness, indicating a need for emotional proximity.
Hold me, even when the sun don't come up
Expressing the desire for support even during difficult times, when the usual sources of comfort may be absent.
Hold me, in a softer light
Reiterating the need to be held but specifically in a gentler or more understanding manner.
Hold me, heal me
Connecting the act of holding with healing, indicating that emotional support has a therapeutic effect.
Hold me, hear me
Repetition of the call to be heard, emphasizing the importance of being understood.
Hold me, be near me
Repetition of the desire for closeness, reinforcing the theme of emotional connection.
Hold me, in a softer light
Reiterating the need to be held but specifically in a gentler or more understanding manner.
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