Deep down I think we knew it from the start,
we dug our stick into the sidewalk and we left our marks
the next day when the cement got hard, we knew our names would live forever.
The years have gone by and throught the sweet and sour,
your successes become my failures
still we embraced it all together for worse or for better
still, I won’t believe in God, until I can hold you in my arms
cause with you gone, I am so lost
Now, I was aware of the dangers when we started,
too many cautionary tales of the broken hearted
still my fears were disregarded when I first held you near.
Now the days are empty without you with me
there is no one left to contradict me
when I speak it feels like no one’s listening and my words just disappear
but you cannot blame yourself for the sadness that you felt
still with you gone, I am so lost
Now every passing moments an opportunity
to cast away the demons and set myself free
Still I don’t think I have the strength inside me for battle like this
cause if you take away the vices and the cowardice,
the self destructive nature and the arrogance,
I swear, there would be nothing left, I’d be a ghost hiding in the mist
where no one hears my cries, beneath that pale, fading disguise
And with you gone, I am so lost.
credits
from This Postdiluvian World,
track released April 23, 2013
Words and Music by Rick Barry
Rick Barry- Vocals/Piano
Andy Bova- Keys/Programming
James Stahon- Guitars
Recorded live at St Buryan Church, the latest from Sarah McQuaid is a showcase for the simple power of voice & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2021
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023