Today (part two...Life is Beautiful)

The second song that resonates with what I have been feeling of late is a bit more direct. It is by a group called Vega4. Johnny McDaid was the lead vocalist and songwriter of the group, and he now happens to be part of a band called... Snow Patrol. No kiddin'.

I couldn't find a video that I really liked for it, so I made one. I put some pictures from life the past several months to it, starting with the day we said goodbye to you guys last August. These are a few snapshots of life since then. 

So anyway, the lyrics to Life is Beautiful are not as obtuse, not quite as difficult to grasp, as Holocene. They are somewhat more to the point, directly anyway, of what I was describing in the post earlier this morning. The melody is certainly more upbeat, more uplifting, less reflective. The interesting thing is both have a power to "lift" me. May you be lifted as you read, listen , and watch.

Here are the lyrics to Life is Beautiful:

Life is beautiful
We love until we die

When you run into my arms,
We steal a perfect moment.
Let the monsters see you smile,
Let them see you smiling.

Do I hold you too tightly?
When will the hurt kick in?

Life is beautiful, but it's complicated.
We barely make it.
We don't need to understand,
There are miracles, miracles.

Yeah, life is beautiful.
Our hearts, they beat and break.

When you run away from harm,
Will you run back into my arms,
Like you did when you were young?
Will you come back to me?

I will hold you tightly
When the hurting kicks in.

Life is beautiful, but it's complicated, 
we barely make it.
We don't need to understand,
There are miracles, miracles.

Stand where you are.
We let all these moments pass us by.

It's amazing where I'm standing,
There's a lot that we can give.
This is ours just for a moment.
There's a lot that we can give.