The Peace I Thought I'd Found

A little bit of sibilance I need to tame towards the end but otherwise I think this is finished. Largely another 3/4 song - I recently retuned my 12 string (first time in years) and I seem to have got stuck in folky 3/4 time for recent songs! 😁

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When I was a babe

Playing with my toes safe and sound

I never thought that I’d walk

From the settee to my daddy without falling down

I know, it seems just crazy

That I thought it would stay just the same

So don’t tell me, I know

The time it takes to grow

Is too short

And what’s left is much less

The peace, I thought I’d found

Has moved beneath the ground

And I fear I’ll join it some day

The more you look - it moves

Like paving beneath your shoes

It’s bonkers

And so the more you try

The more you cry

The more you hope

The worse you cope

It’s bonkers

I like the box to keep my corpse

Warm inside

I crave the grave to hold me still

And warm inside

Rise and open your

Rise and open your eyes

Listen to the silence that screams

Throw away desires and dreams

Let all your hope drain away

Don’t heed what they have to say

They’ll ignore you to death

Don’t forget to mention Macbeth

And as the final curtain falls

You’ll be safe in four walls

I guess you’ve got to fall down

So you can look up at the stars

So many bright lights

At a distance so far

Out of reach

Maybe our children

Will make it there one day

Maybe they’ll put us in our place

And not let us fade away

So, don’t tell me

I know

The time it takes to grow

Is too short

And what’s left?

Much less

The peace, I thought I’d found

Has moved beneath the ground

And I fear I’ll join it

Someday