Welcome, you are listening to Every Song. A series where I play songs I’ve written throughout the years and share the stories behind them.
Here’s a song I wrote when I was 16, on the 20th of May 2008. A little romantic one, titled The Story.
080520 The Story
Let me tell you a storyAbout a girl who lost her heartBut she found her way somehowSomehow in your armsEvery corner was emptyEvery corner of her narrow mindEvery door was lockedBut you’ve opened it somehow
That girl there is telling the truthThat girl there is falling for youWhen she says she wants youDon’t hesitate, make a move (too)She looks at her reflection and seesThat girl in the mirror is me
Let me tell you the storyAbout how you’ve helped her upShe was down on the groundBleeding, hurting, crying her eyes outSo, every now and then when you see her smilePlease remember how that came to beYou placed your hand right under her eyesAnd wiped away her tears
So, I’ll let you inAnd I’ll let you see what lies withinYou’re too good to be trueEvery step and stride we take is gentle and smoothThere’s nobody else in my heart or my headAin’t nobody else and there’s no other placeThat I’d rather beI wanna stay here forever with you
Today’s episode is going to be a quick one because these songs were also all songwriting exercises, much like many of the other ones in this whole series. So, this next song is called By Your Side, written on the 27th of May 2007.
070527 By Your Side
Sliding so slowly in lifeBroken behind the smileTelling myself I will be alrightWhen I know it’s a lieI wanna feel you right beside meMy heart is torn into fourCause you’ve already broken it twiceAnd again, once more
Because I know how it feels insideAnd I won’t let you fall behindSo I’ll open upAnd I’ll let you inAnd I’ll let you get the better of meBecause I know we’re meant to beAnd I won’t let go that easy
Sitting here by myselfWishing there was someone elseWho would walk me through life besides youBut then I realiseThat without you I’d still be blindI promise whatever you go throughI’ll stand by you
So don’t be afraidWhen you’re feeling aloneWhen all your friends are goneAnd you don’t know what’s going onCause the truth is we’ve saved each otherFrom this prison we call lifeAnd no matter how many times you hurt meI’ll stand by you
The last song for today is Sick to Death, written on the 23rd of April 2006.
060423 Sick to Death
Feeling all this tensionWanting your attentionI’ve got this desperationInside of meJammin’ to the bluesWaiting up on youBaying at the moonI’m lookin’ like a fool
It wasn’t a questionSo don’t scratch your headI’m praying you won't hear meI’m sick to deathYou’re fading away babyGoodbye to youYou’re not the only one babyI’m annoyed at me to
Thinking this’ll keep me saneBut it won’t keep me from the painThought this would be the easy way outEverything’s so ugly, though everybody’s happySeek and find your familyGo ahead, bury me
Thank you for listening to episode 24 of Every Song. Until next time.
