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And after the storm,
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up, I look up,
On my knees and out of luck,
I look up.
Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won't rot, I won't rot
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won't rot.
And I took you by the hand
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.
But there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And now I cling to what I knew
I saw exactly what was true
But oh no more.
That's why I hold,
That's why I hold with all I have.
That's why I hold.
I won't die alone and be left there.
Well I guess I'll just go home,
Oh God knows where.
Because death is just so full and man so small.
Well I'm scared of what's behind and what's before.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
I run and run as the rains come
And I look up, I look up,
On my knees and out of luck,
I look up.
Night has always pushed up day
You must know life to see decay
But I won't rot, I won't rot
Not this mind and not this heart,
I won't rot.
And I took you by the hand
And we stood tall,
And remembered our own land,
What we lived for.
But there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And now I cling to what I knew
I saw exactly what was true
But oh no more.
That's why I hold,
That's why I hold with all I have.
That's why I hold.
I won't die alone and be left there.
Well I guess I'll just go home,
Oh God knows where.
Because death is just so full and man so small.
Well I'm scared of what's behind and what's before.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
Lyrics submitted by tikilights, edited by kcostell, valerya
After the Storm Lyrics as written by Edward James Milton Dwane Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Lovely. I agree.
That's beautiful! <br /> Hopefully Christians know that happiness and love start here "men are, that they might have joy". In a way, we do achieve that strength and knowledge in this life, where we aren't as affected and touched by sad events in our lives. <br /> When I lost my parents in a short space of time and had other events going on, my friends who aren't active Christians or at all, we in shock how I dealt with things. They couldn't understand how I still was peaceful about my life.... It's difficult to explain to anyone what we experience when we have that atonement of Christ in our lives. You can't cry long, you can't see negative in the worst storm. You live above the things of this earth in a sense, you're above things. It's what I experience as a Christian anyway.
I think the meaning of this song is simple enough: better times will come. It's an extremely hope-based song. A person could either interpret it to be religious or secular, it's entirely up to the individual. I don't think Mumford & Sons wanted people to be tied down to only one interpretation, as though there's some sort of "correct" answer. It's art, and therefor its meaning is subjective to the viewer.
I hope you guys realise this is a completely spiritual song, right?
"And I look up, I look up, on my knees" surely refers to kneeling down, praying to God, looking up to supposed Heaven.
"And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears. And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears." this line is similar, it reminds me of a Bible passage talking about everyone achieving peace at some point, and love being all they need.
It can mean more than that. It's probably figurative. Anyone can feel to the point their at there knees
I agree with amazingbee.<br /> <br /> "And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.<br /> And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears."<br /> <br /> "Then I saw 'a new heaven and a new earth,' for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away...And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.'” -Revelation 21:1, 3-4
Yes
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I think you could be right @Tatterdemalion44 :-) I think it's about how he doesnt want to see her hurt again or him as a matter of fact. He's trying to see the better side that one day everythings going to be fine again or even better. "There will come a time you'll see with no more tears, and love will not break your heart" I think i'm in love with this line, it sounds so comforting and especially the way its sang. "Get over your hill and see what you'll find there" it's like he's saying move on and it will get better. Instead of staying in the place where they feel all this hurt. Even though its easier said than done but how he sings it is beautiful.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears. And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Probably my favorite lyrics. =) It's always something I struggled with; trusting someone to not break my heart. I am paranoid when it comes to that.
is it just me or is this band insanely Christian? i love how theyre able to get Christian meanings behind it without it being over bearing and in your face i just love this group :)
Love Mumford And Sons! Beautifully subtle, honest lyrics about faith...
An observation:
To me, this song is strongly Christian and describes a hope and a longing for heaven, of meeting Christ face-to-face and having him wipe away all tears. It describes a person, weary of and having been hurt by what passes for "love" in this life, who longs to finally experience the fullness of God's perfect love.
Relevant verses: Revelation 21:4 [NIV] ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”; 1 John 4:18 [NIV] "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear..."
I think you are right. And love the scripture as a back bone. Thanks.
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After the storm (the terrifying reality of telling her that he is no longer on love and the consequences that follow) I run and run as the rain comes And I look up, I look up, On my knees and out of luck, I look up (the rains coming down and on his knees he looks up, a metaphor to facing the problems head on but being on his knees symbolises how much he cares for her and doesn't want to hurt her)
Night has always pushed up day you must know life to see decay But I won't rot, I won't rot Not this mind and not this heart I won't rot (night has always pushed up days means that things have never been right and you must know life to see decay means you must know life to see things aren't working. And he won't rot, he won't let his heart, mind or life rot in a relationship he is not happy in)
And I took you by the hand And we stood tall (he took her by the hand to comfort her and they both "stood tall", meaning they put aside their petty differences and raised above any immature fighting and came to understand each other) And remembered our own land, What we lived for (remembered our own land and what we lived for is pretty self explanatory, saying that they now both know it's not working and they both remember what they want from life and what they stand for)
And there will come a time you'll see, with no more tears And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears (he's reassuring her and maybe himself that their will be time when they will both find the person they are mean't to be with and love won't break their hearts but this love will be so strong you'll dismiss any fears of it doing so) And get over your hill and see what you find there (get over what has happened and move on to see what you find there) With grace in you heart and flowers in your hair (with peace and happiness in your heart. Flowers in your hair also meaning wonderful times and happiness)
And now I cling to what I knew I saw exactly what was true But oh no more That's why I hold That's why I hold, with all I have That's why I hold
I WILL die alone (is the actual verse) and be left there Well I guess I'll just go home Oh God know's where Cause death is just so full and man so small Well I'm scared of what's behind and what's before (he is definitely now having doubts of whether he has done the right thing although deep down he knows he has. "and now I cling on to what I knew, I saw exactly what was true but oh no more", he is definitely second guessing himself and he is now worried he will dies alone and he is scared of what has just happened and what lies ahead). Everyone that has been through and bad break up understand that at first you fear change and facing life alone but soon realise that you can make it on you own. That is when the tremendous chorus comes back into action and reminds him that life goes on and it will eventual be great again.
If you've actually sat there and read all that and put up with me blabbing on then thank you :)
An absolute epic song which has so much depth and meaning! Love it!
For me this song represents a time in your life where the purpose of life is questioned. You feel like curling into a ball and giving up on the world, but instead you keep going and open your mind and remain open minded and hopeful.