Hanging on

This is was not supposed to be my first post while in Australia. Oops.

I had the absolute delight to see Glen Hansard and the Frames last night in the Sydney Opera House. It was 4 hours of warmth, joy, and honesty. Glen is to talented and so raw. His songs resonated with me so much last night. For a lovely recap of the show, check out this little review. I really can't express in words how full and happy the whole night made me feel. I accidentally left right when him and his band came out in the foyer, and I sang along with them for as long as possible before I had to run and catch the last train home.

Glen said that he wrote this song for one his friends who was going through a hard time in his life. The lyrics never really resonated with me until last night. I feel as though I am rediscovering his music all over again like I did back in 2006. I just wanted to share.

Bird of Sorrow

Even if a day feels to long
You feel like you can wait another one
And you've slowly given up on everything
Love is gonna find you again
Love is gonna find you, you better be ready then

Well you been kneeling in the dark for far too long

You've been waiting for that spark but it hasn't come
I'm calling to you please get off the floor
A good heart will find you again
A good heart will find you just be ready then
Tethered to a bird of sorrow

A voice that's buried in the hollow
You've given over to self-deceiving
You prostrate bow but not believing
You've squandered more than you could borrow
You bet your joy on all tomorrows for the hope of some returning
While everything around you is burning
Come on we gotta get out get out of this mess we've made

And still for all our talk we're both so afraid
But will we leave this up to chance like we do everything

Love is gonna find us again
Love is gonna find us you gotta be ready then
Tethered to a bird of sorrow
A voice that's buried in the hollow
You've given over the self- deceiving
You prostrate bow but not believing
You've squandered more than you could borrow
You bet your joy on all tomorrows for the hope of some returning
While everything around you is burning

But I'm not leaving yet
I'm not leaving yet
I'm not leaving yet
I'm not leaving yet
Yeah I'm not leaving
I'm not leaving yet

Yeah I'm hanging on
I'm hanging on
Oh what's gonna come
Oh I'm hangin on
Hangin on hangin on hangin on hanging on hanging on hanging on

And the fateful with the faithful I'm hanging on
What's gonna come oh, what's gonna come
Hanging on hanging on with the faithful the faithful