I have just remembered how an old song of mine goes that I haven't been able to place for over a year. For some reason, it just popped into my head! It's a tune about trying as a musician to keep life and stage separate. I have to write a little more for it to be finished, but I am still ecstatic that I've remembered how it goes :) Here are the lyrics I have so far...
I love to feel you breathe at night
Shallow breaths with just the slightest hint of laughter
You lie alone
Without a sound you leave
Before the sunlight even floods the hall
Away from home
The coffee pot is empty, but the smell still fills the air
I feel your gaze behind me you're not there anywhere
I work the scene, I play my keys
It always seems so easy when you're with me
tonight you're gone
I want to play my heart
But all they want for their part is rock and pop and disco
I sing their songs
But every note I play them is a lie they can't perceive
All I really want to do is cry, oh lord I want to leave.
I crawl in bed beside you while the moon hangs in the sky
The darkness tries to hide you in the night, but I feel right
Did a little work on the song, and I think this is close to what the final lyrics will be...
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I love to feel you breathe at night
Shallow breaths with just the slightest hint of laughter
You lie alone
Without a sound you leave
Before the sunlight even floods the hall
Away from home
The coffee pot is empty, but the smell still fills the air
I feel your gaze behind me you're not there anywhere
I work the scene, I play my keys
It always seems so easy when you're with me
tonight you're gone
I want to play my heart
But all they want for their part is rock and pop and disco
I sing their songs
But every note I play them is a lie they can't perceive
All I really want to do is cry, oh lord I want to leave.
The music fades, I'm coming home
The tires leaving loneliness behind me
I'm on my way
I pull around our street
The porchlight's there to meet me in the dark
Guide me through the gray
I crawl in bed beside you the moon still hangs in the sky
The darkness cannot hide you in the night--I hold you tight
...and everything's alright