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Pray God you can cope.
I stand outside this woman's work,
This woman's world.
Ooh, it's hard on the man,
Now his part is over.
Now starts the craft of the father.
I know you've got a little life in you yet.
I know you've got a lot of strength left.
I know you've got a little life in you yet.
I know you've got a lot of strength left.
I should be crying, but I just can't let it go.
I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking
Of all the things I should've said,
That I never said.
All the things we should've done,
Though we never did.
All the things I should've given,
But I didn't.
Oh, darling, make it go,
Make it go away.
Give me these moments back.
Give them back to me.
Give me that little kiss.
Give me your hand.
(I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.
I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.)
I should be crying, but I just can't let it go
I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking
Of all the things we should've said,
That we never said.
All the things we should've done,
Though we never did.
All the things that you needed from me.
All the things that you wanted for me.
All the things that I should've given,
But I didn't.
Oh, darling, make it go away.
Just make it go away now.
I stand outside this woman's work,
This woman's world.
Ooh, it's hard on the man,
Now his part is over.
Now starts the craft of the father.
I know you've got a little life in you yet.
I know you've got a lot of strength left.
I know you've got a little life in you yet.
I know you've got a lot of strength left.
I should be crying, but I just can't let it go.
I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking
Of all the things I should've said,
That I never said.
All the things we should've done,
Though we never did.
All the things I should've given,
But I didn't.
Oh, darling, make it go,
Make it go away.
Give me these moments back.
Give them back to me.
Give me that little kiss.
Give me your hand.
(I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.
I know you have a little life in you yet.
I know you have a lot of strength left.)
I should be crying, but I just can't let it go
I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking
Of all the things we should've said,
That we never said.
All the things we should've done,
Though we never did.
All the things that you needed from me.
All the things that you wanted for me.
All the things that I should've given,
But I didn't.
Oh, darling, make it go away.
Just make it go away now.
Lyrics submitted by Rosiega1218
Track duration: 03:39
"This Woman's Work" as written by Kate Bush
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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Especially when i hear these lines;
I should be crying but i just can't let it go - i see this as he wants to cry because the mother of his child has died but he needs to be strong for his son/daughter.
But aside from this i think this song brings about so many other emotions/experiences.
Sometimes i hear this song and imagine the person singing it to be someone who is watching a loved one suffer, especially when it comes to things like cancer. Or someone watching someone who is grieving or suffering from depression.
Above all i think this song is about having faith and a dependence on a person that's so strong, you can't stand to see them suffering and refuse to believe they will lose.
Kate wrote the song specially for a sequence in the film “She’s Having A Baby” (1987 – directed by John Hughes) where a man is waiting helplessly in a hospital while his wife gives birth in the next room. The song is from the man’s point of view as he worries about his loved one. She actually recorded the song to match the visuals in the film, but it turned out to be one of her most celebrated works on its own. It is available on the 1989 album ‘The Sensual World’.
This from me: Kate is quintessentially brilliant!!! : )
"Of all the things we should've said,
That were never said.
All the things we should've done,
That we never did.
All the things that you needed from me.
All the things that you wanted for me.
All the things that I should've given,
But I didn't"
It rang so true for me when my mother died earlier this year. I imagine it can be so for so many people in their own situation when they suffer a loss. It's just proof that Kate can take you to places and tap into human emotions in a way that no other artist can. They don't even come close. The woman should be made a national treasure.
A husband has given up on their relationship, she has to try to convince him to forgive her for all the transgressions, and now she is hoping that God can help him forgive her and bring his love for her back.
Whadya think?
Though the song is not necessarily from a miser-turned-heart-of-gold perspective, I think it has to do with the way love gets redistributed once you've lost something or someone you valued dearly. That love doesn't evaporate. It evolves. It moves. It goes someplace else--"Now starts the craft of the father...".
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Essentially, she said it was about a man who is waiting to find out the fate of his wife and child after complications during childbirth, which is the catalyst to assess his relationship and his shortcomings as a partner. Whilst his wife is talking about her confidence in him to be successful in her absence (artistic license implying she is talking from the grave etc.) That is from Kate herself about 15 years ago so I know it to be true, although I am a big believer in songs meaning different things to different people at different times, so continue the discussion! X
all the covers i've ever heard of her songs just flat out blow