Live.”Ligtening Crashes.” _Throwing Copper_ .Radioactive Records, 1994.
Lyrics by Ed Kowalczyk, music by Ed Keowalczyk, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Patrick and Chad Gracey
A song which is incredible and I always enjoy listening to is Lightning Crashes by Live. It’s a beautiful song that I listen to numerous times a week, and is one of my top 5 favorites.
Lightning Crashes
Lightning crashes, a new mother cries
Her placenta falls to the floor
The angel opens her eyes
The confusion sets in
Before the doctor can even close the door
Lightning crashes, an old mother dies
Her intentions fall to the floor
The angel closes her eyes
The confusion that was hers
Belongs now, to the baby down the hall
Oh I feel it comin' back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it
Lightning crashes, a new mother cries
This moment she's been waiting for
The angel opens her eyes
Pale blue colored eyes
Presents the circle
Puts the glory out to hide, hide
Oh I feel it comin' back again
Puts the glory out to hide, hide
Oh I feel it comin' back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it, I can feel it
All right, all right, all right
I can feel it comin’ back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
All right, all right, all right
I can feel it comin’ back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it
I can feel it comin' back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it
I can feel it comin' back again
I can feel it comin' back again
Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again
I can feel it
I can feel it, I can feel it
I can feel it, I can feel it
To me it refers to how things can happen in an instant and can be unexpected and unpredictable. The song is about life and death and the idea of a happy ending based on the transference of life; the ending of something giving meaning to the beginning of something else.
The story I found that goes with the song is really neat. After the song was written a girl they grew up with was killed by a drunk driver and so the song was dedicated to her, Barbara Lewis, to honor her memory and for her family to help them with their grief. She was also an organ donor who donated several of her organs including her heart, she literally lives on. Later on Live dedicated the song also to the victims of the tragedy at Columbine High School.
Wow that is truly sweet it gives me goose bumps. Its songs like that, that make you think about how special life is. Pretty sure day by day my playlist looks more like yours haha
ReplyDeleteThat song has some very strong lyrics, definitely ones that find a way into the listeners mind, even after hearing the song. Very interesting how the song basically says things can be extremely uncontrollable in life and you have to just roll with it sometimes.
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