Wide Open
Embracing Resilience: The Song of an Open Heart
Lyrics
There's the thing with feathers that I put away for four years
Reference to hope as a fragile thing ("thing with feathers") kept away for four years.
From its cage it comes and stretches out its wing
The hope is released, symbolized by a bird spreading its wings.
When I'm feeling beaten down, I wish I'd never let it out
Regret for unleashing hope during challenging times.
Cause I can't help but hear the song it sings
Hearing the positive message or song that hope brings.
These things don't come cheap
Suggesting that positive things, like hope, require effort or sacrifice.
It's easier to stay asleep
Choosing the easy route of avoiding challenges or staying in a comfort zone.
But I know I have to keep my heart wide open
A commitment to keeping the heart open despite difficulties.
Even when it's broken
Embracing vulnerability and openness even when facing heartbreak.
There's the thing with feathers slowly waking after four years
Reiteration of the hope returning after a period of dormancy.
It's always good to see you, my old friend
Expressing familiarity and warmth towards the returning hope.
Bleary-eyed and breathless as you pull me from the wreckage,
Describing a weary and intense reunion with hope.
cnd you call me to the precipice again
Being called to face challenges again by the rekindled hope.
These things don't come cheap
Reiterating the effort and cost associated with positive experiences.
It's easier to stay asleep
Highlighting the temptation to avoid difficulties by staying unaware.
But I know I have to keep my heart wide open
Commitment to maintaining an open heart despite challenges.
Even when it's broken
Emphasizing the importance of openness even in times of heartbreak.
Wide, wide
Repetition of the word "wide" to emphasize openness.
Wide open
Reinforcing the concept of being wide open emotionally.
There's the thing with feathers, shaking off the dust of four years
Hope, represented as a bird, emerging again after a dormant period.
It is restless like my mother, it is patient like my father,
Describing the characteristics of hope as restless and patient.
cnd I am their dreaming daughter, I will always tread this water
Identifying with the lineage of parents and expressing determination.
cnd you can't drown my sound beneath your fear
Asserting that external fears cannot silence one's inner strength.
These things don't come cheap
Reiterating the value and effort required for positive experiences.
It's easier to stay asleep
Highlighting the temptation to avoid challenges by remaining unaware.
But I know I have to keep my heart wide open
Commitment to maintaining an open heart despite challenges.
Wide open
Reinforcing the idea of having a consistently open heart.
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