Story Behind The Song
The songwriter's mother dies after a long battle with illness, and the songwriter contemplates his birth and her death as two halves of the same purpose in life.
Song Description
a rural folk ballad with touches of Johnny Cash and Neil Young.
| Song Length |
4:26 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Endearing |
Subject |
Mother, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Seal |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
On the day that I was born, you were sleeping after dark,
to hasten the morne.
And it's almost over now.
On the day that I was born, snow covered the ground.
You covered me.
And, it's almost over now.
And your eyes dreamed far out into the future.
And your soul fed my heart with a love for Jesus.
And, my life seems more earnest in your confidence.
So many years, break down my rebellion.
Your eyes, your eyes that shine.
On the day that you were born, you were sleeping in the light,
to hasten the angels to carry you back home.
And on the night before, a dove wiated there for us. Mercy waited there.
And we raised our eyes to heaven.
And your eyes dreamed far out into the future.
And your soul fed my heart with a love for Jesus.
And my life seemed more earnest in your confidence.
So many years break down my rebellion.
Your eyes, your eyes that shine.
Your trials, my candlelight.
Your faith, my candlelight.
On the day that I was born.