I was really hoping to get a chance to go down to the dorm practice rooms and make a video to go with this week’s Wordy Wednesday, but I have too much homework tonight. Sorry! Maybe I’ll be able to do one for you later on?
In other news, we had a three-way tie for what the Wordy Wednesday should be between Cadence, a memoir, and a poem or lyrics, and I just finished writing this song yesterday evening, so hey: go good timing.
This song is dedicated to all of those affected by the 9-11 tragedy.
UPDATE: Here’s the video!
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Capo 3—Am, G, Em, D
VERSE1
Am I awake,
or am I talking in my sleep?
What is the time of day?
I keep losing the mornings,
and forgetting the nights
Don’t remember the meaning
of a sunrise,
’cause it’s hidden behind the smoke
It’s been eleven years, and
Still you’ve got me in tears
And we weren’t even
All that close
CHORUS
Getting my mind off of you
Is like—catching daisies
On the wind
I can never do it
Since they took you away,
The wind’s been dull, the sky’s been grey,
And I can’t breathe through all this smoke
You’ve got me in a choke,
The day the Towers broke,
The day our nation spoke
And we’ve been silent ever… since
You’ve got me in a choke
(I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,
I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe, without you here)
VERSE2
I remember first hearing the news
I was angry at you
I didn’t understand,
You have to understand
You’ve been a ghost at the back of my mind,
Shadowing me all this time
I was a child before you,
And I believed in Peter Pan
Now take me to Neverland,
Where you were never broken
[Repeat CHORUS]
BRIDGE
Choke,
Choke,
Choke…
I’m begging for air,
These eleven years of despair
At least now the pain is just a throb,
At the back of my throat
If forgetting means hurting less,
Who am I to stand that test,
It wasn’t just me that was attacked,
It was every one of us
We could hold up the world,
If we stood together
We could wash away the burns,
And pray for better weather
And sure the mem’ries would be there,
But why would we want to forget?
The problem of love is pain,
but pain isn’t what we should regret
[Repeat CHORUS]
ENDING
Am I awake,
or am I talking in my sleep?
What is the time of day?
Tell me when it’s morning again.
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Now go rock some socks, and I’ll see you on Friday!
~Julia
PS. Yes, you should be wondering what that Friday business is all about, since I don’t normally post on that day… hmmm… Any guesses?
