Morning smiles
Like the face of a newborn child
Innocent unknowing
Winter's end
Promises of a long lost friend
Speaks to me of comfort

But I fear, I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose here in this lonely place
Tangled up in our embrace
There's nothing I'd like better than to fall
But I fear, I have nothing to give

Wind in time
Rapes the flower trembling on the vine
Nothing yields to shelter
From above
They say temptation will destroy our love
The never ending hunger

But I fear, I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose here in this lonely place
Tangled up in our embrace
There's nothing I'd like better than to fall
But I fear, I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose
I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose


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Fear Lyrics as written by Sarah Mclachlan

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    Time wounds all heels. This song simply elaborates on the concept. It's stated simply in [wind in time rapes the flower trembling on the vine]. Everything builds up, life drags you down farther and farther. Corruption.

    But you find that escape in love.

    [but I fear I have nothing to give, I have so much to lose here in this lonely place; tangled up in our embrace there's nothing I'd like better than to fall]

    .. you're convinced that you are nothing, that you do have nothing to give, and you're so used to the emptiness and the depression that it's almost scary to give it up. But you want to. You want to "fall," simply give up all that pain and take solace in the arms of another.

    This song kicks so much fucking ass. Turn off the lights, turn up the bass, and close your eyes.

    pragmaticpoetryon April 18, 2002   Link

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