Feeling of Being
Music & Lyrics by Lucy Schwartz and Sally Seltmann
Bet you if you sink
You’d swim a little further
And I bet you if you cried
You’d understand me better
So I take a little time just sailing down the river
And I’m throwing out my line to see if I can catch the
Feeling of being
How still the night
Feeling of being
One little light
When I close my eyes
I hear the water lapping
On the side of the boat
Pretending I am catching
But I never feel the bite I only feel it’s missing
And I sail into the light I’m searching and I’m wishing for the
Feeling of being
How still the night
Feeling of being
One little light
Wonder if we ever really know each other
And I wonder if we ever find out what we’re after
And the truth of it is we’re both winding down the river
And if you could only let go,
Find the hidden silver and the
Feeling of being
How still the night
Feeling of being
One little light
i interpret the song's meaning as many things:
(1) reaching for more - finding your limits and breaking them
(2) waiting for the right one to come into your life or already finding them, but waiting for them to return your love
(3) is there more to life than what we "say" we want and or intentions?
*** the feeling of being is not to wait for things happen,
(and the truth of it is we're both winding down the river)
*** but to let go and go for what you're really after - the treasure
(find the hidden silver)
this is just what i analyze it to be, and it may definitely have different meanings to different people, so hope this helps :)