It’s been eight years since I wrote a song I thought was any good. But a couple of weeks ago I sat down at the piano one evening and this one almost wrote itself.

You can hear a recording of it here. 

Don’t be a stranger

I’m haunted by these echoes
Shadows of a history
The story that keeps us apart
I want to close the distance
But the fear keeps me frozen
And I just can’t find the strength to make a start.

I’m running from myself
I know I can’t be someone else
But I can’t look into the mirror anymore.
How can you love me
When I’m not the person that I was before.

Don’t be a stranger
Don’t keep me outside when I need you the most
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t leave me in the darkness surrounded by these ghosts
I need you to hear me
To see that I’m still here and I can’t do this on my own
It’s cold without you near me
So wrap me in your arms and take me home.

Now I stand here broken
Engulfed by these demons
Nobody wants to see
So many shattered pieces
And I cling to the fragments
The memories connecting you and me

Please don’t leave me here
Take me away from this
Tell me that I’m safe now
I’m not alone.

Photo: MikeLao26, Creative Commons.