the liberation of love.

a sunny day in South Africa. this picture was taken somewhere along the Cape of Good Hope, my second time there in <7 months. stopped at the exact same spot as the first time with Team Japan. beautiful. (: you can almost see the curvature of the horizon. anyway, the point is, it was a sunny day; and the song which i intended to blog about is called Sunny Days. 

never really understood the lyrics of this song even though its one of my favorites. i've always wondered what they meant, but today, when i heard this on the way home, my heart did more than skip a beat.. i just knew.
not a very great cover, but i cant get the original to play on blogger. so, next best alternative.

Sunny days, keepin' the clouds away

I think we're coming to a clearing and a brighter day
So far away. Still I think they say

The wait will make the heart grow stronger,
or fonder I can't quite remember anyway
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So if you're waitin' for love

Well it's a promise I'll keep
If you don't mind believing that it changes everything
Then time will never matter
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Winter to spring... is what love can truly bring

Ice turns to water, water flows to everything
You can lose your mind, maybe then your heart you'll find
I hope you won't give up what's moving you inside
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If the car won't start, when you turn the key

When the music comes on, all your cold, cold heart can do is skip a beat
It's a promise I'll keep;
When you're waitin' for love
If you don't mind believing that it changes everything
Then time will never matter.
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Time will never matter, not when a love that matters so much more is promised. And its this love, an agape love that never ever runs out. this is more than lyrics, its a promise, a command, a reminder, an encouragement, an all-in-one song for this season. 

difficult and demanding. yet received by so freely by the undeserved. and so liberating.
Love. what a word.