Story Behind The Song
I wrote this in bed at night with my husband by my side. I experienced abandonment as a young child and that trauma still haunts me. At times I fear losing everything. My husband tries to provide reassurance that he is a steady, constant presence. And that night I got it. I had an ?aha? and thought, ?He?s steady and present, like the moon.? I reached for a pen and wrote Real Love Shines.
Song Description
This song is about unconditional love. It compares real love to the moon. The moon is a steady presence just like real love. Real love you can feel big and full with hopes and dreams. Even when we are doubting and our sense of love wanes, ?Sometimes it?s just hiding, like our favorite memories.? The song is upbeat and would sound great with a couple of voices harmonizing.
| Song Length |
2:52 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
Lyrics
Real Love Shines
When I run out of words
And there?s nothing to say
And the moon is just a sliver
This could be the last day
This could be the last day
I?ve seen too many one last times
To believe you?ll always be mine
But you point up to that big old moon
And say That?s how real love shines
That?s how real love shines
Yeah that?s how real love shines
Sometimes it?s big and full
With all our hopes and dreams
Sometimes it?s just hiding
Like our favorite memories
Like our favorite memories
That?s how real love shines
It?s not something you lose or find
It won?t ever go away
Like the moon, it?s here to stay
Like the moon it?s here to stay
That?s how real love shines
That?s how real love shines
That?s how real love shines
That?s how real love shines
Song Copyright © 2003 Sarri Gilman