I packed all
my troubles in an overnight bag
And I drove them up to Maine
Sat on a cliff by the edge of the ocean
and I laid them out again
Yeah, I sat and laid them all out again
But there they sat,
kind of strange and flat
The same old troubles
they had been all along
And as I stared at them,
they stared back at me
I knew I had this thing all wrong
I had this crazy thing all wrong
Cause it's only when you let go
Only when you open up your heart
That the meaning comes
rolling slowly in
Like a nightfall
Looking for a game to ease my pain
I closed my bedroom door
And altered my perception of reality
And I waited for peace once more
I sat and I waited for peace once more
But peace it did not come that night
Just a hollow and silent stare
And I knew right then
I had it wrong yet again
I would find no comfort there
No, I would find no comfort there
It's only when you let it go
Only when you open up your heart
That the meaning comes
rolling slowly in
Like a nightfall
It's only when you let it all go
Only when you open up your heart
That the meaning comes rolling slowly in
Like a knife fall
I could be a tragic
victim of circumstance
Lord knows that I know how
The pain, it could kill me if I get a chance
I know all about that now
I know too much about that now
It's only when you let go
Only when you open up your heart
That the meaning comes rolling slowly in,
like a nightfall
It's only when you let it all go
Only when you open up your heart
That the meaning comes rolling slowly in,
like a nightfall
Like a nightfall,
Like a nightfall.
It's only when you let go,
only when you open up your heart
That the meaning of love is slowly
Like a knife
Like a knife
You