Glimmer
Glimmering Hope: Navigating Lost Moments in The Maccabees' Song
Lyrics
With it all before you how could it ever go wrong
Expressing optimism about the future and questioning how things could go wrong when everything is in front of you.
When water mirrors for you and all that you look on
Highlighting the positive reflection in water, suggesting a sense of clarity and beauty in everything observed.
Just a glimmer from the way beyond
Referring to a faint sign or indication from a distant place or time.
But you're lost today
Despite the positive outlook, acknowledging a current state of being lost or confused.
In each and every tide things are lost
Describing the inevitability of losing things with the ebb and flow of time.
Things we must not lose sight of
Emphasizing the importance of not losing sight of crucial things, even when faced with challenges.
No matter if you're tired
Encouraging perseverance regardless of fatigue or weariness.
Why suppose oracles can let you know
Questioning the reliability of oracles or predictions in providing guidance.
With it all before you
Reiterating the idea of having everything ahead and questioning the possibility of things going wrong.
How could it ever go wrong
Continuing the optimism expressed in line 1.
When water mirrors for you and all that you look on
Repeating the positive imagery of water mirrors and the glimmer from beyond.
Just a glimmer from the way beyond
Reiterating the notion of a faint sign or hope from a distant place or time.
But you're lost today
Acknowledging the current state of being lost despite the optimistic outlook.
Between you weigh the cost against damage of
Weighing the cost of something against the potential damage.
And shore it up against the flood
Suggesting the need to reinforce or protect against a flood, possibly metaphorical.
She's the whitest of your wave through it all
Describing someone as the purest or most significant part of one's experiences.
But you're lost today
Reiterating the sense of being lost or adrift in the present.
With it all here for you
Repeating the idea of having everything available and questioning the possibility of failure.
How could it ever go wrong
Continuing the optimistic tone regarding the potential for success.
Couldn't bear to carry couldn't lay upon
Suggesting the difficulty of carrying or enduring something and choosing not to lay it upon oneself.
Saw a glimmer from the way beyond where we
Seeing a faint sign or hope from a distant place or time.
Helped today
Reflecting on assistance or support received in the present.
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