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Dastparvardeh Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"make it to the dawn" meaning

Hi,
what is the meaning of "make it to the dawn"? for example in the following sentence :

I say thank you today to all the men and women who didn't make it to the dawn.

or in the following song lyrics :

Can we see beyond the scars And make it to the dawn?
  

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Just a guess. " People tend to use the dark of night to symbolize depression, and the dawn to symbolize the lifting of that depression. If you're going through bad times, sometimes it seems as if things will never get better.

  • Just a guess.
  • " People tend to use the dark of night to symbolize depression, and the dawn to symbolize the lifting of that depression.
  • If you're going through bad times, sometimes it seems as if things will never get better.
  • You wonder if you'll ever make it through the night and see the sun rise again.
  • "The men and women who didn't make it to the dawn" may refer to some particular event, such as a war.
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Just a guess.
Not everyone says, "Hello darkness, my old friend; I've come to stay with you again."
People tend to use the dark of night to symbolize depression, and the dawn to symbolize the lifting of that depression.
If you're going through bad times, sometimes it seems as if things will never get better.
You wonder if you'll ever make it through the night and see the sun rise
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Thank you
You made it clear to me
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