Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Yeah, yeah
What you got if you ain't got love
The kind that you just want to give away
It's okay to open up
Go ahead and let the light shine through
I know it's hard on a rainy day
You wanna shut the world out and just be left alone
But don't run out on your faith
'Cause sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
And when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else seem so small
It's so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It's like a river that's so wide it swallows you whole
While you're sittin' 'round thinking 'bout what you can't change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time's flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count 'cause you can't get it back
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh, and when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh-oh, and then you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Oh, it sure makes everything else
Seem so small
Yeah, yeah
What you got if you ain't got love
The kind that you just want to give away
It's okay to open up
Go ahead and let the light shine through
I know it's hard on a rainy day
You wanna shut the world out and just be left alone
But don't run out on your faith
'Cause sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
And when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else seem so small
It's so easy to get lost inside
A problem that seems so big at the time
It's like a river that's so wide it swallows you whole
While you're sittin' 'round thinking 'bout what you can't change
And worrying about all the wrong things
Time's flying by, moving so fast
You better make it count 'cause you can't get it back
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh, and when you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Seem so small, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing
Is just a grain of sand
And what you've been out there searching for forever
Is in your hands
Oh-oh, and then you figure out love is all that matters after all
It sure makes everything else
Oh, it sure makes everything else
Seem so small
Yeah, yeah
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Going to disagree with you, Dave. This song is about how people worry about all of these huge things and go out to try and find this amazing life, when in reality they have everything need right in front of them, because love and your family is all that really matters and everything else is "so small" and insignificant in comparison.
This is a great new single from Carrie. Her voice is just amazing.. Can't wait until her new album comes out!
ya what is dave talkin about....
this song is about worring about the small things and when you actually see that love is what is really important all the problems arent as big as they seemed at first.
i love the line.. "You better make it count cause you can't get it back" this is so true... you cant spend all your time worrying about the small stuff because you will miss out on what really matters and you will never get those moments back
great song to sing along to... gives you the bittersweet feeling
nothing groundbreaking from carrie... sounds a lot like her other music.
lol i love the metrolyrics tag on these lyrics.
I love Carrie...
this song is soo true...
i absolutly love this song :] another great one from carrie
love this song!!!! its beautiful and i really like carrie's music in general i cant wait for her new cd i gotta have it!!!
Basically what Carrie is saying, is that her Uncle never gave her the love that she needed. When her mother neglected her at age nine, she felt unloved. Her father was a great man, and he worked hard hours on the farm. He couldn’t bend the rules and spend more time with her. They would soon need a lot more money to survive. The Uncle was at the house a lot, and never once told her that he loved her. At so, she felt “So Small”.
I really like this song - It's very true. I like the line that says "sometimes that mountain you've been climbing Is just a grain of sand" - I feel that way all the time. You look back onto hard times and realise they weren't that hard!
i have no clue what this songmeans. but it makes me feel good when im crying or feeling sad in anyway and i love the part "I know it's hard on a rainy day You wanna shut the world out and just be left alone But don't run out on your faith"
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