Randoms by Rach

Let It Be

Let It Be
Album: Let It Be, 1970
Lead vocalist: Paul




Lyrics ▼

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, be
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin' until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

This is Paul’s song. It’s another one that came to him in his sleep (kind of). It would seem I’ve spent my whole life misunderstanding this song. I always thought the ‘Mother May’ he refers to is the Virgin Mary. I thought this was a spiritual, religious song. But Paul’s mother’s name was Mary. She died when he was fourteen which, obviously, had a massive impact on him. This song, apparently, was written after he dreamed of his mother. He had been stressed at the time, but then he dreamt of Mary, and she told him to just ‘Let it be.’ She told him to stop stressing, that everything would work out fine if he could just ‘let it be.’ I think that is lovely. It shows how inspiration is everywhere.

Whatever the true meaning of this song, it is one of the band’s classics, one of their most well-known. For that reason, I include it on my prompt list.