Song For You
A Decade's Echo: A Song of Love and Loss
Lyrics
Wear your photo round my neck everyday
Wearing a photo as a memento every day
Hoping to feel you in some kind of way
Hoping to sense your presence in some way
And I'm hoping you hear me when I talk to God
Expressing a desire for the departed to hear when addressing God
Asking him how you are
Asking God about the well-being of the departed
Oh man this is hard
Expressing the difficulty of the situation
It's been a decade since you left
It has been ten years since the departure
Since you went away
Reflecting on the time since the departure
Sometimes I still believe that I could see your face
Occasionally holding onto the belief of seeing the departed's face
I don't like asking for help but I'm drowning
Reluctance in seeking assistance but feeling overwhelmed
That's why I talk to God
Turning to God for help
and that's why I sing
Using singing as a form of communication and expression
Ooooo
Musical interlude
Got a feeling that I still need you
Expressing a lingering need for the departed
Ooooo
Reaffirming the commitment through song
So I'll sing this song for you
Dedicating the song to the departed
Still remember it now clear as day
Recalling a specific memory vividly
I'm on your old back porch
Being in a familiar location, the departed's porch
and you don't have much to say
Not much communication from the departed
You're hovering over my shoulder as I play the keys
Sensing the presence of the departed while engaged in a musical activity
showing you my new line that one day I'll sing
Sharing progress and aspirations with the departed
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Repeating the need for the departed
Got a feeling that I still need you
Reaffirming the emotional connection through the song
Ooooo
Dedicating the song to the departed once again
So I'll sing this song
Continuation of expressing feelings through the song
If I could go back and change one thing I would
Expressing a desire to change a past regret
I would tell you I loved you before you were gone
Regretting not expressing love before the departure
Found out you left us in the back seat of a car
Discovering the circumstances of the departure
I guess brain dead isn't living and that breaks my heart
Reflecting on the impact of the departure
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Reiterating the difficulty in moving on
I can't help but still miss you
Expressing ongoing feelings of missing the departed
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Reaffirming the dedication of the song to the departed
So I wrote this song
Stating the purpose of writing the song
for you
Final dedication of the song to the departed
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