Notebook
Unveiling the Soul's Canvas: Notebook by The Innocence Mission
Lyrics
I showed him my notebook
Revealing personal thoughts and emotions by sharing a notebook.
The underside of my soul
Expressing the deep, inner aspects of the speaker's being.
Released in the scribbles of pages
The soul's contents expressed through hastily written pages.
He smiled and held my hand
Receiving a positive response and emotional support.
I knew that he would never see
A recognition that the recipient won't fully understand the depths revealed.
For he dreams of touching beauty, too
Acknowledging the recipient's own desire for beauty and connection.
There has to be more than the work day
Contemplating the limitations of a routine workday.
He's painting houses
Describing the recipient's occupation as a painter of houses.
He's painting houses for awhile
Emphasizing the temporary nature of the recipient's current focus.
The home to his canvas
Linking the home (canvas) to the recipient's artistic expression.
Coming to life
Highlighting the transformation of the recipient's creations coming to life.
I write in my notebook
Returning to the speaker's own creative process in the notebook.
With feelings that takes me by surprise
Expressing unexpected emotions through writing.
And thoughts that I don't know I have
Discovering thoughts that were previously unknown.
They're hidden by useless facts
Acknowledging the presence of trivial information masking true feelings.
That I've compiled at the office where I work
Describing the office environment as a place devoid of emotion.
Where there is no time for feeling anything
Emphasizing the lack of time for genuine feelings at work.
You see, I just work there
Clarifying the speaker's role at work as a means of financial support.
To finance my real life
Highlighting the separation between work and the speaker's real life.
That begins with scribbles on pages
Stressing the importance of creative expression in the speaker's real life.
And thoughts of "how" and "when"
Reflecting on questions about the "how" and "when" of life's pursuits.
Museums on Sundays
Shifting focus to shared experiences of visiting museums on Sundays.
Whenever we can both go
Expressing a desire to spend time together at museums.
And stay there for hours
Enjoying extended periods at museums for spiritual nourishment.
Feeding our spirits
Highlighting the uplifting effect of art on their spirits.
Beauty is still free
Emphasizing the accessibility and freedom of beauty.
Beauty is not exclusive
Rejecting the notion that beauty is exclusive to certain individuals.
Beauty is ours to touch and to know
Asserting the personal connection to and understanding of beauty.
To touch and know
Reiterating the intimate connection to beauty and the need to experience it.
Don't you think there's more?
Posing a question about the possibility of more in life.
I really have to know
Expressing a genuine curiosity and desire to explore life's possibilities.
Don't you think there's more to life?
Repeating the question and emphasizing the quest for meaning.
Don't you think there's more to life
Reiterating the search for deeper meaning and purpose in life.
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