1. |
A Dream
03:39
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I once had a dream
It looked quite like this
But everything was bigger
And I still had a choice
There’s no one to see
And nowhere to go
The room is getting smaller
And I have lost my voice
All I want
All I want
Is to breathe again
I once had a dream
Or maybe it was real
Everything I’ve come to love
Has moved away once more
Stillness disguised as pain
But now it’s ours to share
Perhaps a tiny blessing
That I’ve been here before
Is it time
Is it time
To break this chain, my friends
The clocks have stopped
The clocks have stopped again
The time is now
For time to find an end
I once had a dream
Perhaps I’m in it now
That all the things I thought I knew
Turned out to be pretend
Absence isn’t known
Until presence disappears
One more thing to never
take for granted again
All I want
All I want
is some time to spend
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2. |
A Poet's Love
03:13
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If my words could move a mountain
Would you follow where it goes?
Is it only then that I
Find a sense of self-repose?
How can I describe
All I want for us to know?
I only hope you understand
When it comes time for me to go.
If my thoughts could form an ocean
Would you stand upon the shore?
Gaze into the water clear
So to feel your pain no more.
Or will you keep walking on?
Will you leave me be
In all your guile?
Oh, Emilie
Come back to me
I need to see you smile.
To find my better self
If only for myself.
If my heart was all that I had
Would you still be next to me?
When I can no longer speak
Will my soul still set you free?
Do not speak a word
It’s your presence I adore
For it is only when I’m gone
That my silence gives you pain no more.
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3. |
My Serenity
06:21
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If I died today
What would be my reward?
Being dealt the cards
Of lesser health and shorter time
How could I afford
To make an enemy
Or be ignored?
If there is a God
Then why are we so scared?
Maybe it’s because we’re never sure
For there’s an inclination
That he isn’t there
And we are unprepared
To face our certainty
There’s never been a cure
Throughout eternity
What will I become
When nature has its way?
Was I even real
Did I exist or was this body
Made to obey
Aimless thoughts until decay?
Or must we believe
There’s something we cannot see
That we are not
A waste of space and energy
When my serenity is hard to find
It’s my sadness of leaving you behind
That quells my mind
In reality
I’m hurting less than you
I won’t feel a thing
But you will curse the skies
And have to see it through
Be here while we’re alive
We won’t possibly survive
But maybe that won’t matter
Since I’m only 25
Could it be our tears
That make us what we become
Our longing to be together
Is proof that we aren’t numb
Does my serenity come from above?
Is it the answer we’ve been dreaming of?
God is love
If I died today
Would I have done enough?
Let my essence live
But given all your busy lives
I understand it will be tough
Be here while we’re alive
We won’t possibly survive
But maybe that won’t matter
And someday we’ll be revived
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4. |
Time To Go
03:47
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Is it time to go yet?
Who’s to say when we grow
when we stay
I don’t know
Is it time to forget
All the prayers I have prayed
Or what I ate
yesterday?
Show me the way
I’m scared to say
that things were better then
Where can I find
some peace of mind
and start it all again?
It was nice to meet you
Thanks for letting me in
for how long it has been
Will this farewell make do?
I’ve run out of advice
Not a thing will suffice
Days go by
endlessly fly
away from our memory
Carry and climb
Father time
what have you done to me?
Am I being called now?
Have I learned enough now?
Do I say goodbye now?
Windows from walls
will open and call
the fortunate to attend
What’s there to fear
if everyone here
just wants to find a friend?
I’ll be there in the end
For I have found a friend
Is it time to go then?
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Sickle Moon Recordings Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee based label featuring various genres of music self-recorded by the artists.
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