Echo of You
Verse One:
You were my melody
You were a part of me
The part my music comes from
A part of my very soul
Verse Two:
But now the music’s faded
The world is in black and white
The lyrics fly away from me
It’s hard to live my life
Chorus:
I wish you could have stayed
I wish we could have lived together
I wish you could have stayed
But it’s time to face the truth:
That it’s not your voice I’m hearing,
It’s just an echo;
The echo of you
Verse Three:
I needed you like the air I breathe
You filled my lungs and revived me
All the air was sucked from the room
When I found out I had lost you
Chorus:
I wish you could have stayed
I wish we could have lived together
I wish you could have stayed
But now it’s time to face the truth:
That it’s not your voice I’m hearing
It’s just an echo;
The echo of you
Bridge:
For the longest time
I saw you in every shadow
Heard your voice in every crowded room
My mind consumed with thoughts of you
But now the world is brightening
Lyrics are beginning to fill my head
I think I’m beginning to realize
That I’m not also dead
Chorus:
I still wish you could have stayed
I still wish we could have lived together
I still wish you could have stayed
But now I’ve faced the truth:
That it wasn’t your voice I was hearing
It was just an echo;
The echo of you
A New Beautiful
She was not the kind of girl
Who drew everybody’s eyes
Who captivated all who saw her
Like a breathtaking sunrise.
She was the kind of girl
Who had more books than friends
Who lived in literary worlds
And cried at each stories’ end.
She would look you in the eyes
And stand up for what she believed in
She rolled her eyes at insults
And grew a thick skin.
She would be there if you needed her
Would always stand by your side
She would lend you her shoulder
Every single time you cried.
Her smile lit up the room
And it seemed like it was just for you
She never cursed or cheated
And she always held true.
No, she was not beautiful,
Nor was she popular at all,
But her presence filled up every room
And she refused to become small.
Deafening Silence
They say that you should fit in,
That you shouldn’t make a sound,
That you should fall in line behind the others,
And that you shouldn’t stand your ground.
But you are part of this Earth,
And when is it ever silent?
It rampages and roars
And always is defiant.
The ocean does not bow to the storm,
Her waters thrash and waves wage war,
Mountains move for no one
And the sky thunders in uproar.
So, who are they to tell you
To follow all their rules?
When flowers grow in sidewalk cracks
And heat and pressure create jewels.