The Healing Journey

April 21, 2024

“A Thousand Years” is a popular song recorded by American singer Christina Perri, and written by her and David Hodges for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.” The official music video received 2.5 billion views since it was released a decade ago. The simple song has touched the hearts of countless people grieving the loss of someone they love. Some comments:

“My daughter, Kassidy, and I love this song. My beautiful Kassidy died on Oct 10, 2021, from Covid pneumonia after she fought courageously for 2 months to stay alive. She was 35 with 2 young children. A BIG piece of my heart died with her that day. This was the first song I played at her funeral. It’s a beautiful song and it captures the love I have for her. I have loved you Kassidy for a thousand years and will love you for a thousand more.” Cindy

“My wife loved this song. She sang it to me when we got married in 2017 and God she could sing. She literally saved me after my divorce in 2011. I lost her on March 27. This song crushes me with memories of her every time I hear it. For you, Vicki, we will see each other on the other side.” A.

“My ex-wife lost her battle to breast cancer 2 years ago. I had used a few lines of this song to express how I felt when we had first met in my eulogy of her. This song wrecks me in the middle of the night while watching over our son.” A.

“With this song playing in the background, I held the hand of my forever love, my husband of 31 years as he took his final breath. Walking him home on that final 26-hour journey home was such a sacred gift. Thank you for saying the things I could not.”

Hear Christina Perri sing “A Thousand Years” (https://youtu.be/kKzQ9xwodVQ?si=ZN_yScHtrFoGTXpU).

A Thousand Years

The day we met
Frozen I held my breath
Right from the start
I knew that I’d found a home for my heart
Beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I’m afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
One step closer
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don’t be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more
Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What’s standing in front of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this
One step closer
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don’t be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
I love you for a thousand more
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
One step closer
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don’t be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more

Songwriters: Christina Perri / David Hodges
A Thousand Years lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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