I've interpreted this song as one person's struggle to accept the fate of another... It makes me think of the times I have sat next to someone I cared about deeply, watched helplessly as an illness filled their body and I was left with my questioning prayers, yearning for understanding for what was to come. Prayers that sought to give space for the worsening of a condition and hope for a recovery. At these times, I've felt so inept that I have felt like the singer and like I am the broken hill. I have admitted that I know that I'm not the one who gets to decide who gets well and who dies, but on my knees, I am humble and open and willing to serve to ease the path for the one I love...
It is a song that strips away all the tangible things that are important to me on a regular day and leaves me bare, facing the magnitude of life and death.
I've interpreted this song as one person's struggle to accept the fate of another... It makes me think of the times I have sat next to someone I cared about deeply, watched helplessly as an illness filled their body and I was left with my questioning prayers, yearning for understanding for what was to come. Prayers that sought to give space for the worsening of a condition and hope for a recovery. At these times, I've felt so inept that I have felt like the singer and like I am the broken hill. I have admitted that I know that I'm not the one who gets to decide who gets well and who dies, but on my knees, I am humble and open and willing to serve to ease the path for the one I love...
It is a song that strips away all the tangible things that are important to me on a regular day and leaves me bare, facing the magnitude of life and death.
Thank you. You have described the emotion very aptly, beautiful observation and connection with the song.
Thank you. You have described the emotion very aptly, beautiful observation and connection with the song.