‘Gratitude’ makes the point that you do not need to be religious to appreciate and be grateful for the life you have. In the face of dissatisfaction, fear, loneliness and the rest of life’s hardships it is possible to be overwhelmed with gratitude and awe for existence without the perceived comforts of believing in a caring creator or everlasting life.
Song Lyrics
Life can be hard, things can get rough
Stay on your guard and protect the good stuff
Sometimes we all feel like we’ve had enough
Don’t wanna spend my short time feeling down
Or go through my days getting used to a frown
So I will express my anger where credit is due
But it wont take away from my gratitude
There’s nowhere to hide when you live in a cage
You feel young inside but on the outside you age
Everyone lied when they told you there’s the next stage
Coz one day my memories will all be gone
Not a single one of all whom I love will go on
I’m afraid of the end yeah I don’t want it all to
But it won’t take away from my gratitude
When the world is on fire, down come the rains
Truth and desire, help us overcome our pains
But when we take it higher only mystery remains
And it’s almost too good to be real
And while it’s hard to define the transcendence we feel
I don’t believe in a great power to say thank you to
But it won’t take away from my gratitude
After the rain has washed everything away
Here comes the rainbow to brighten up your day
And contrast with the grey
Confusion runs deep and it’s hard to know what’s right
Sometimes you can’t sleep and you get lonely at night
But you decide what you keep and the morning brings a new light
I’d rather find out what’s real than deny
The truth may be hard but it’s better than living a lie
So before disaster strikes and everything I’ve built comes unglued
I’ll be revelling and dancing in my gratitude
Beautiful song. Beautiful voice. I LOVE the concept of gratitude despite facing the fears in life.
I feel even more gratitude in life because I also see it as short. When I used to think there was a heaven and hell, life was so much scarier and weirder.
Accepting reality as we are discovering it has been so freeing and gratitude-producing!
Those are lyrics I can relate to. Well done. I hope to see you when you visit Grand Rapids. Safe Travels.
Thanks 🙂
Hope to see you there!
I had not listened to this song for a couple of years and then played it a few days ago and started to weep. Such a strong and powerful message. During the past few years, my wife was diagnosed with cognitive impairments (most likely early stage Alzheimer’s). Our adult son with intellectual and developmental disabilities had a significant increase in his epilepsy and now wears a helmet to protect him from atonic (“drop”) seizures. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery in January. A counselor who was helping me gave me an assignment to focus on “gratitude” which was the catalyst for me to play your song again. I have much to be thankful for even during these trying times. My wife of 38 years is a very loving person and tries her best every day. My son is a kind and gentle soul and reminds us often of the beauty of life when it is simple and unvarnished.
Thanks for helping me reconnect with my gratitude.
P.S. Had a chance to meet you in Omaha a few years ago, and see you again that same year in Springfield. it was really good to meet you. I hope all is well with you.