But there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With Grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
- "After the Storm" by Mumford & Sons
I'm sharing these lyrics tonight largely because I just got back from seeing M&S in concert. However, I have loved these lyrics since I first heard them (less than six months ago.) They mean a lot to me because I have had some moments in my life where I just felt like there was no way and no reason for me to get through all the rough patches. These lyrics are hope. They are the light at the end of the tunnel. These lyrics are what I wish I could tell my fourteen and fifteen and sixteen year old self because I think they hold a powerful lesson. Not that I would have listened, but still.
I plan to write a very lengthy and detailed post about my first concert at some point tomorrow. It is an experience that I need on paper or online for the rest of my life. It is almost 2 AM, though, and I just got home. So for tonight, I am going to bed.
I leave you with a few lines from my favorite song (which I screamed the entirety of at the top of my lungs:)
It seems that all my bridges have been burned,
But you say that's exactly how this Grace thing works.
It's not the long walk home that will change this heart,
But the welcome I receive with the restart.
- "Roll Away Your Stone" by Mumford & Sons
