Jon Foreman- Cure for Pain(Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

I'm not sure why it always goes downhill
Why broken cisterns never could stay filled
I've spent ten years singing gravity away
But the water keeps on falling from the sky

And here tonight while the stars are blacking out
With every hope and dream I've ever had in doubt
I've spent ten years trying to sing these doubts away
But the water keeps on falling from my eyes

And heaven knows... heaven knows
I tried to find a cure for the pain
Oh my Lord, to suffer like you do...
It would be a lie to run away

So blood is fire pulsing through our veins
We're either riders, or fools behind the reins
I've spent ten years trying to sing it all away
But the water keeps on falling from my tries

And heaven knows... heaven knows
I tried to find a cure for the pain
Oh my Lord, to suffer like you do...
It would be a lie to run away
A lie to run
It would be a lie
It would be a lie to run away

It keeps on falling
It keeps on falling
It keeps on falling
It keeps on falling
The water keeps on falling from my eyes

And heaven knows... heaven knows
I tried to find a cure for the pain
Oh my Lord, to suffer like you do...
It would be a lie to run away
It would be a lie to run away
It would be a lie to run away

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. goes downhill

   1. Context: I'm not sure why it always goes downhill

   2. Meaning: to worsen, degenerate

   3. Additional sentence: The economy is going downhill.

2. cisterns

   1. Context: Why broken cisterns never could stay filled

   2. Meaning: a tank for storing water, including the water tank above a toilet.

   3. Additional sentence: One kind of cistern is the water tank above the toilet.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? What kind of pain is in your life? What kind of pain has been in your life?

3. Was there a time when you suffered for Christ?