I love this song
It is one of those songs that can have multiple meanings, different
perspectives for different situations in life.
To me there is something of the hope of life, the essence of
loving-kindness in a world full of dark ambition.
Although almost forlorn and solemn, the feeling that parting
and leaving is not the end, just a transition towards a better day.
Every door is an opportunity to learn and trust no matter
how painful and terrible the present circumstances faced.
God is always there, he is forever reaching out with loving
arms.
Accepting us, embracing us.
I am sure Gary Lightbody never intended that meaning, “I've never told anyone before and I don't
want to spoil it for people because it has its own meaning for them. But in
2000 I was on a massive bender and one night I was drinking in the bar of the Glasgow School Of Art. I fell down a full flight of stairs. Jonny Quinn (Snow
Patrol's drummer) found me in the stairwell with blood coming out of my head.
He said I looked like a police chalk line and he thought I was dead.
I was very lucky. A fall like that could easily finish you off. I split my head
open and my eye was closed and I lost a few teeth. I was put on a plane to see
my mum and dad and they were terrified when they saw me. I wrote Run soon after
in this little guitar I'd tried to smash up in my little room near Hillhead.
The words 'Light up, light up' gave this sense of a beacon. There had to be a
light at the end of a tunnel."
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want's to find an easy way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart, my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want's to find an easy way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart, my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
I like Snow Patrol and have never heard this one. Nice. I like how you've made it yours.
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Thanks RDG, i really love this song and i find that lots of song sing to my spirit. :)
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