I recently had such an experience with a song that stirred my soul and left me wiping tears from my eyes. After hearing it half a dozen times and believing rather naively that perhaps one generous radio jock will let slip the title, I was forced to go elsewhere for my answer. That place was the Internet – you just have to Google a line from the song – in my case "these small hours" and the word "lyrics" and the singer's name if you know it (thank goodness I recognised the voice of "Rob Thomas" of Matchbox 20 because I have one of his solo albums). Voila – I finally had my answer. Seems like I was not alone in my request. Many other people had been asking the same question and had also been moved by the sheer simplicity and sincerity of Rob Thomas's interpretation. The song by the way is called 'Little Wonders' and here is the first verse and chorus (words and music by Rob Thomas):
Let it go
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know the hardest part is over
Let it in
Let your clarity define you
In the end we will only just remember how it feels
All lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain
It's a funny thing about lyrics. If you know the melody they resonate with a greater energy. If you don't, you need to read them as you do poetry. Either way, these lyrics work for me and my next mission will be to track down and buy the CD. If you don't know this song, then I encourage you oh mighty readers to check it out and tell me what you think.
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