A heartfelt, bittersweet ballad dedicated to a loving wife, reflecting on a decade of ups and downs in their marriage. This song captures the essence of struggles faced together, the patient understanding of a partner, and the ultimate journey towards healing and joy amidst a backdrop of dreams, the ocean's depths, and the spirit of lost love.
Verse 1:
In the depths of the ocean, I find your green eyes,
Reflecting our dreams as we navigate the skies.
Through shadows we've wandered, through heartache and pain,
You've held my hand gently, through loss like the rain.
Chorus:
Oh, together we’ll rise, even when the sun’s gone,
You are my match, my song, my dawn.
In the wildness we roam, with the whales from above,
You are my heart, you’re the one that I love.
Verse 2:
In the darkest of hours, through the depth of despair,
You’ve shown me the way, like a lighthouse, so rare.
Though I stumbled and faltered, your patience wore thin,
You’ve made me aware of the battles within.
Chorus:
Oh, together we’ll rise, even when the sun’s gone,
You are my match, my song, my dawn.
In the wildness we roam, with the whales from above,
You are my heart, you’re the one that I love.
Bridge:
I face the sun, let shadows fall behind,
But when the sun is lost, what solace can I find?
In dreams we meet, where pain takes a break,
I’m learning to be the man who won’t break.
Verse 3:
We lost the sun on that fateful day,
But through the birthing of Dawn, we found a new way.
With laughter and love, we’ll steer this old ship,
To shores full of ease, with each heart's soft grip.
Chorus:
Oh, together we’ll rise, even when the sun’s gone,
You are my match, my song, my dawn.
In the wildness we roam, with the whales from above,
You are my heart, you’re the one that I love.
Outro:
With every new dawn, we’ll face what’s unknown,
Hand in hand navigatin’, we are never alone.
Through the depths of the ocean, in love we’ll abide,
You’ve always been my compass—my heart, my guide.
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A bittersweet song for my wife of 10+ years, about how she is amazing and what I need, despite the suffering and loss we've encountered together
Themes / topics:
While my intentions were always good, I was often a poor husband, not being accountable, not being present, not being responsible
You've gone to great lengths/pains to make me aware of this and the impacts, and been patient for me to do the necessary self development and growth
Dreams - meeting in our dreams, or meeting of our dreams
Navigating together the nadir, the dark depths, and challenges of magnitude and weight that few others can understand
Being 'my match', the 'one for me'
Green eyes
Our future direction to find ease and joy, rather than suffering and heartbreak
Using the ocean and it's depth and wildness and moods, and whales as imagery
Perhaps "we lost the sun" as a metaphor for fact our sun died at birth
I try to be the person you need, you have always been the one I need
face the sun, and shadows fall behind you, but when the sun is lost (metaphor for our son dying at birth), what then
the dawn rises (metaphor for our beautiful daughter named Dawn)
Fleetwood Mac