Story Behind The Song

I used to live in an old apartment building where the balconies overlooked the courtyard. Sometimes I would look out my window to see a woman alone, gazing at the sky. I tried to speculate what was going on with her in this song. Even though she commits s

Song Description

This song is a narrative which begins with a woman on a balcony observed by the singer to be someone who is lonely and looking somewhere for someone to comfort her. The second verse speculates as to why she is alone and numb. The bridge concludes that the

Lyrics

When a man leaves her cold, she's out on her balcony
Looking to the stars and lights for comfort and company
But the stars just keep on shining, and the answers never come
Heaven remains silent, and she just goes numb

She's looking for a Reason to Live
She's waiting for a sign, and someone to hold onto
She's waiting for this world to give her some kind of life line
And some Reason to Live

Just what she's endured, you know she'll never say
But her well of tears is dry, a child's secrets locked away

She's looking for a Reason to Live
She's waiting for a sign, and someone to hold onto
She's waiting for this world to give her some kind of life line
And some Reason to Live

And there's no voice from the great beyond
Ain't no angels on the wing, no no
She's a child of the bleeding streets
And there's no mercy in the wind

Tonight she steps to the edge
She's not afraid to die
Four stories from freedom
Among the stars she'll fly
She's gonna fly tonight, she's gonna fly tonight

She was looking for a Reason to Live
She was waiting for sign, and someone to hold onto
She was waiting for this world to give her some kind of life line
And some Reason to Live


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