Somehow, over the first few months of this year (2014), I have discovered that there is less and less that I want to say in introduction to the songs I am posting here.
(And yes, don't worry, I can hear your collective sighs of relief.)
And I'm not entirely sure why - I just know that I have curtailed my verbosity, which may just turn out to be the best thing. But I guess what I can say about this song is that it was born almost two months ago, when my closest friend was going through some difficulty (though he never told me quite what it was), and also when I was in the process of learning that even the most beautiful people have some of the ugliest secrets.
And in those cases, it is so hard to curb the impulse to shut people out.
I'm Not Running
you say that you're no stranger to darkness
you've been brought to your knees so much it's hard now for you to stand
and it might be easy to hide from this
but you say every hardship you've faced has made you into a man
PRE-CHORUS:
please don't say it's hard to look at me
we've all been through something
and in case you haven't noticed by now
CHORUS:
I'm not running
I haven't hit the ground trying to get away
I'm not gonna leave,
don't you worry about me
I'm not running, so you and I will stay
you should know I'd go through it all with you
I'm not just another thing you need to be afraid will break
and if you ever don't know what to do
I'll always be here, wanting to help you try to find the right words to say
PRE-CHORUS:
please don't say it's hard to look at me
we've all been through something
and in case you haven't noticed by now
CHORUS:
I'm not running
I haven't hit the ground trying to get away
I'm not gonna leave,
don't you worry about me
I'm not running, so you and I will stay
BRIDGE:
here, where no one else can hurt you
because I promise I never will want to
and if you ever do see me running,
I'll only be running, running toward you
PRE-CHORUS:
please don't say it's hard to look at me
we've all been through something
and in case you haven't noticed by now
in case you haven't noticed by now
(crescendo)
CHORUS:
I'm not running
I haven't hit the ground trying to get away
I'm not gonna leave,
don't you worry about me
I'm not running, so you and I will stay
here, where no one else can hurt you,
because I promise I never will want to
and if you ever do see me running,
I'll only be running toward you
toward you...
It's been a while, I think, since I've done a song with a pre-chorus. Oh, how things change.
Even if sometimes, you wished they didn't.
Much love, and thank you for the musik.
And no one knows that you cry, but you don't tell anyone that you might not be the golden one.
30 March 2014
24 March 2014
Razors
It is extremely difficult to sit all night next to someone who has your heart, and not reach out and touch him. This I learned last night. One day, I might just give up self-control and grab his hand.
But the song is not about that.
It's about as angry (and probably hurt) as I get.
Razors
Maybe it was me, and this is my fault
pretending you were wonderful and dancing right into your hands
but you never broke my fall
so you're the only reason this is how this ends
you've gotten rid of me, swept me aside like a pawn
well congratulations,
isn't that what you wanted all along?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions might speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
like razors
oh, they burn like razors
maybe one day, years from now,
I'll meet someone who is willing to love me somehow
and won't it be funny
when I break him, like you've broken me?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions might speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
like razors
oh, they burn like razors
BRIDGE:
I hope one day you can explain
why I don't have anything left to give away
'cause you cut it all out of me
until scars were all I could see
and I'm done chasing after flashes
(break)
well, congratulations,
isn't that what you wanted all along?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions may speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
oh-whoa, they both burn
they both burn like razors
like razors...
The bridge is intended to tie it all together. And I think it does.
Please let me know what you think, if there's anyone out there.
Much love, and thank you for the musik.
Wrote a couple of notes - one in love, one in anger; they're lying there, dying, in the dresser drawer.
Did I plan, doing all of this for the love of a man? / Well, I let it happen anyhow / and what I'm feeling now / has no easy explanation, reason plays no part / heaven help my heart...
But the song is not about that.
It's about as angry (and probably hurt) as I get.
Razors
Maybe it was me, and this is my fault
pretending you were wonderful and dancing right into your hands
but you never broke my fall
so you're the only reason this is how this ends
you've gotten rid of me, swept me aside like a pawn
well congratulations,
isn't that what you wanted all along?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions might speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
like razors
oh, they burn like razors
maybe one day, years from now,
I'll meet someone who is willing to love me somehow
and won't it be funny
when I break him, like you've broken me?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions might speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
like razors
oh, they burn like razors
BRIDGE:
I hope one day you can explain
why I don't have anything left to give away
'cause you cut it all out of me
until scars were all I could see
and I'm done chasing after flashes
(break)
well, congratulations,
isn't that what you wanted all along?
CHORUS:
did you rehearse the things you said to me,
or did they just come naturally?
they were sharp like razors
were you afraid to get my hopes too high,
or did you plan it the whole time?
the memories cut like razors
actions may speak louder than words
but they both burn, they both burn
oh-whoa, they both burn
they both burn like razors
like razors...
The bridge is intended to tie it all together. And I think it does.
Please let me know what you think, if there's anyone out there.
Much love, and thank you for the musik.
Wrote a couple of notes - one in love, one in anger; they're lying there, dying, in the dresser drawer.
Did I plan, doing all of this for the love of a man? / Well, I let it happen anyhow / and what I'm feeling now / has no easy explanation, reason plays no part / heaven help my heart...
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