"But I hope that there's mercy in the ebb and flow"
This one's about tentative hope (particularly in times of grief or depression - for the times when life hurts and stock-supplied, cookie-cutter answers just won't do - so we just have to admit that we really don't know, but we can hope.
lyrics
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
Lately, your room's been darker than it used to be
The fight is harder than it needs to be
To get by
Maybe those scars are deeper than they seem to be
That path is steeper than appears to be
Though you try
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
Lately, the sand is sinking underneath your feet
You're overthinking everything you see
Asking why
Breaking, the life you know is tearing at the seams
The life you know is nothing like you dreamed
Though you try - Lord knows you try, you try, you try
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
I don't know where this goes
I don't know how you cope
I don't know, but I hope that there's mercy in the ebb and flow
Mercy in the ebb and flow
Now, I'm not promising that it will all make sense in the end
But here's to hoping that somehow, something good's around the bend
credits
from Note to Self,
released February 28, 2019
Production: Spinlight Studios and Kemy Ogendi
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