When The Lord
Embracing Timelessness: Finding Light and Love in Susanne Sundfør's 'When The Lord'
Lyrics
Let me go back
Expressing a desire to revisit the past
To when I was young
Nostalgia for youth and innocence
Here, I was born
Referring to the place of birth
Here, I will die lonesome
Anticipating a solitary death
Let there be light
Calling for enlightenment
Let there be love
Calling for love to exist
Hear the bells
Hearing the symbolic bells of a shared song
Ringin' our song
Symbolizing a harmonious connection
Wake me, wake me
Pleading to be awakened
Wake me up, my darling
Specifically addressing a loved one
When the Lord has descended on us
Anticipating a divine presence
All the worries
Acknowledging concerns and anxieties
That you carried with you
Referencing personal burdens
They are lost in a warm
Imagining relief in a comforting embrace
Embrace
Highlighting the warmth of the embrace
Timelessness
Alluding to a state beyond the constraints of time
Far away
Describing a distant place
From the land
Emphasizing a departure from a loveless society
Where love is shame
Where love is condemned
And shame is love, a prison
Describing a toxic cycle of love and shame as a prison
Away from the dark
Moving away from darkness and negativity
Snow-covered hearts
Symbolizing hearts burdened by troubles
Softly
Softly and gently
Lay your hands on me
Invoking a healing touch or connection
Wake me, wake me
Repetition of the plea to be awakened
Wake me up, my darling
Reiterating the call to a specific loved one
When the Lord has descended on us
Anticipating a divine presence once more
All the worries
Recognition of carried burdens
That you carried with you
Reiteration of personal struggles
They are lost in a warm
Envisioning resolution in a warm embrace
Embrace
Re-emphasizing the comforting nature of the embrace
Timelessness
Reiteration of transcending time and limitations
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