In the Morning Light
Yanni Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴I wake up to see you Standing in the morning light.
I reach out to touch you,
But all that I get Is a memory, and yet, I feel you are near
But my vision's not clear.
Yet I have your image always in view,
I'm forever thinking of you.
I feel you watching me Quietly in the morning light.
In knowing you're where You don't have a care.
I take comfort that You no longer have
To keep living in a world full of pain,
But I ache to see you again.
On rainy days I sit and think of our lost years,
The times we spent apart just fill my eyes with tears,
But fields of wild flowers and yellow butterflies
Remind me of you and make me smile.
I walk in to your room And stand there in the morning light.
I cherish the memories:
Your robe on a hook,
The pictures you took.
I can smell your perfume
On the clothes in your room.
Everything I see makes your loss hard to bear,
I see you everywhere.
I live now in a still world Listening in the morning light.
I strain to hear a familiar voice
But all that I hear Is the sound of my tears.
Then from a far place
Comes the slightest trace
Of your voice saying, "I'm all right, you see,
and I always will be."
Overall Meaning
The song "In the Morning Light" by Yanni is a tender ballad about grief, loss, and longing. The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone who has lost a loved one, presumably to death. The singer wakes up in the morning and sees the person they have lost standing in the light, but it is only a memory. The singer feels like the person is still near, but they cannot see them clearly.
The lyrics convey the idea that grief is a process that is both painful and healing. The singer shares their memories of the person they have lost, and these memories bring comfort and pain. They describe rainy days where they think about lost years and times spent apart, but they also find joy and beauty in fields of wildflowers and butterflies.
In the second verse, the singer walks into the person's room and cherishes the memories they have of them. They can smell their perfume on the clothes in the room and see their pictures on the walls. The chorus repeats the idea that the person is watching them and is always with them, even if they cannot be seen.
The final lines of the song are the most hopeful. The singer hears the person's voice from a far place, saying that they are all right and always will be. The song ends on this note of hope, suggesting that the singer's grief has led them to a place of acceptance.
Line by Line Meaning
I wake up to see you Standing in the morning light.
When I wake up, I imagine that you are standing before me in the beautiful morning light.
I reach out to touch you,
Although I know I can't physically touch you, I stretch out my hand to try and feel your presence.
But all that I get Is a memory, and yet, I feel you are near
Although I can only hold on to memories of you, I still sense that you are close to me.
But my vision's not clear.
However, my ability to perceive you with my senses is not clear and I long to see you again.
Yet I have your image always in view,
Despite your absence, I keep a clear image of you always within my mind's eye.
I'm forever thinking of you.
You are always at the forefront of my mind and I am always thinking about you.
I feel you watching me Quietly in the morning light.
Although I can't see you, I sense that you are silently observing me in the beauty of the morning light.
I try to find some peace of mind In knowing you're where You don't have a care.
To quell the ache of your absence, I find solace in the knowledge that you are now in a place free from worries and pain.
I take comfort that You no longer have To keep living in a world full of pain,
I find solace in the fact that you no longer have to experience a world full of pain and anxiety.
But I ache to see you again.
Despite being happy for you, I still deeply yearn to be reunited with you.
On rainy days I sit and think of our lost years,
During melancholic times, I reminisce on the years we have lost and the moments we could have shared together.
The times we spent apart just fill my eyes with tears,
Recalling the times we spent away from each other often causes me to shed tears.
But fields of wild flowers and yellow butterflies Remind me of you and make me smile.
In stark contrast, thoughts of you are always associated with beautiful wildflowers and yellow butterflies, which bring a smile to my face.
I walk in to your room And stand there in the morning light.
I often visit your room and stand there, allowing myself to bask in the beauty of the morning light.
I cherish the memories: Your robe on a hook, The pictures you took.
Whilst standing in your room, I cherish the memories of the familiar sights, such as your robe hanging on the hook and the pictures you once took.
I can smell your perfume On the clothes in your room.
The remnants of your perfume linger in your room, and when standing there, the smell floods my senses.
Everything I see makes your loss hard to bear, I see you everywhere.
Every single thing I see reminds me of your absence and yet, your presence seems to be everywhere and it's hard to bear it.
I live now in a still world Listening in the morning light.
My world has come to a standstill and during such times, I find myself listening to the peacefulness of the morning light.
I strain to hear a familiar voice But all that I hear Is the sound of my tears.
In my heart, I yearn to hear your voice again, but all I hear is the sound of my own weeping.
Then from a far place Comes the slightest trace Of your voice saying, 'I'm all right, you see, and I always will be.'
And yet, the distant echoes of your voice reach me and the faint murmur is reassuring, as it says: 'I'm doing great and I forever will be.'
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