
The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. All sanity, rational thought, fall over the edge, and break down. The tipping point goes, and a release happens. The pressure, the pain, sadness, existential loneliness, and the exhaustion of fighting, over & over & over eventually sending one to the precipice. I understand the lyrics on a profound level. \n\nI\'ve traveled to the edge of madness myself in the past. “Why didn\'t I know? What could I have done/changed? Why can\'t I reach you? If only I loved you more”. \nWhether Familial, parental, friend, or relationship dynamic the process is the same. \nWhat\'s beautiful about this song is it applies to any type of relationship with a suicidal person, not just a lover. \nThe rest of the lyrics are a plea and bargain to the person, and talking to themselves (guilt). \nThe witness empathizes|- I don’t blame you for quitting, a sense of beauty in release (pain is over, expectations gone). \n“If only you could hang on through the night” - the hours left unobserved, whether in hospital, or the watcher sleeps. I don\'t know if it was written for the film, K-PAX, with that very theme, or was used. And ultimately losing them to physical or psychic (cationic) suicide. This song is about witnessing a person you love slipping into madness.


Submitted by Durmerrick R.If only you could hang on through the night
#Sheryl crow safe and sound lyrics youtube full#
* Can Be Arranged To Different Words To Accommodate Its Use, With Full Credit Given To Original Artist * So when you put your faith, and works together Then You will see how, things are made better With every gift or maybe smile Maybe your time its all worthwhile child Youre making a difference with the smallest of things Just remember change, it starts with me And when you give just a little of your time There is a smile, Maybe first from you Then maybe from a child And don't you worry what others may think Just remember he seesĮverything And it starts, with you and me
