Every time I think of you, it’s like
I only just realize that you are gone.
I wake up, again, and my mom tells me. Again, everything falls that’s within my body.
We’re too sick to sleep, too scared to be lonely.
I’m too afraid to believe that this can be easy.
If I dare I’ll shut my eyes to spare my-
self the torment of living without you.
Then we’re standing all around you.
We’re asking how we can all move on.
Then we all hold hands and the tears start to fall.
We were only one phase away; how can you be gone?
Although it hasn’t been long I no longer lose sleep; because every day I still tell you everything.
Lovely days breed peace of mind;
I know I’ll see you again in due time.
Then we’re standing there beside you.
My hand on your heart, please, anything but to let go.
Side-by-side we all hug and the tears start to fall.
I cringe because this begins before we can crawl.
We’re standing all around you.
We’re standing there beside you.
May it flow around you.
I want to get this image out of my head
but in its place I would find guilt instead.
At the end of that day all I could say…
All you could give was what you gave.
All I could say was thank you,
thank you.
credits
from Modesty and Pride,
released December 25, 2010
Music and lyrics written and recorded by Bryan Bednarek
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