Welcome, you are listening to Every Song. A series where I play songs I’ve written throughout the years and share the stories behidn them.
Here’s a song I wrote when I was 15, called Run.
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What did I tell you ‘bout it nowDidn’t I tell you to forgetI have every reason to let you goOne thing I do remember nowIs what this b******t’s all aboutI’m all out of reason to let you know
That/Cause I’m running out of timeRunning out in spaceRunning away from youAnd I’m running out of placesTo run around intoI’m running out of things to doI’m just running back to you
What was the last thing that I saidBefore I turned around insteadOf putting back the piecesOf what has shattered into seventyDon’t you remember when I leftDidn’t I leave you in your bedTurn over the pageAnd see what’s left for me
What did you sayWhat did you sayTo make me go awayI can’t rememberThough I can’t forgetThe things you saidTo make me go awayI’m awayI’m away nowI’m away from you
I wrote Run on the 17th of September 2006 as a songwriting exercise.
The other song in this episode I am going to play today is one that is quite special to me. I wrote it when I was 13 and was going through depression. It’s basically me beginning to question what it means to have comfort and be comforted; beginning to question what there is to be scared of in life; and beginning to question what it means to be relieved of suffering.
This is My Angel, written on the 15th of January 2005.
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You heard me crying overYour sick and stupid liesYou had me losing grip ofMy own broken smileFace death in one whole dayBut don’t leave me here
I’m watching my own angelDescending down on meMy angels lets me knowThat it’s impossible to feelI’m waiting for my angelTo arrive and set me freeMy angel lets me knowThat there is nothing left to fear
My angel only comes down for meRevealing the secrets of my mysterySinging meMy vivid lullaby
Thank you for listening to episode 41 of Every Song. Until next time.
