(music: BL; lyrics emay)
For my mom (and every mom)
and dad (and every dad) and me (and everyone who’s ever had parents)…
Particularly to those families who are broken too soon– this is a song about
coping with an early loss, realizing that loved ones can never truly be gone,
particularly if they have left their flesh and blood to comfort and accompany
those who have been left
Pressed against the ocean, swelling
like the tide
A woman lays her head into the sand
where she cried
A thousand words believe the echo
inside
Her belly where he buried his
goodbyes
There’s a million ways to go on, she
knows, not one realistic
For the moments I’ve seen are
superimposed and idealistic
Yet I’ve got them with me still, if
they do not kill me
they will Find a way, yes they must
find a way to stay
Every color, every smile is magical
in Dreams of a newborn mind, sweet
and malleable
We could learn a thing or two ~ Just
by looking at you
Vivid like the falling leaves, that
first time ~ In a Child’s Eyes
We open an old log, to squeal at the
bugs
They’re just a family torn up like
us
I’ll bring you to the water when
you’re older, my daughter
I’ll tell you all about him when
you’ve grown
Though a thousand times an hour I
use words that came from him
And there nowhere I would rather be
then memories I’d get lost in
you’ll find what he gave you locked
deeper within
Your gentle heart, graceful smile,
quiet eyes, and soft soft skin
Every moment, every night is magical
Dreams of a newborn mind, sweet and
malleable
We remember what we outgrew by
looking at you
Vivid like the memories, the first
ones ~ In a child’s eyes
Though I’ll never need you There’s
nowhere I’d rather be
You’ll Never Be Just a memory
Break Apart the Tide ~ Space is wide
Breaking all the time ~ Who am I
Break away in time ~ Your space is
mine
Breaking all the time ~ Space is
wide
Still besides the baby nestling two
She is one, and he another, they are
there inside each other
Breathing in the wind while stepping
deeper into snow
I know I thought I know
Everyone that knew your name still
looks like they’re the one to blame
They know there are those who could
not quite remember him
and if it’s something to finds
comfort in, He is still right there,
she is pulling my hair
Every motion, every mile Is magical
The ease of a newborn child -
Intangible
We can still find you too ~ While
we’re looking at you
You are everywhere I see, most
particularly ~ In this child’s eyes
(sleep softly, like a baby sleep
softly, little baby)