Memories...
Copyright 1995 - Will Pete
As a kid I was always fascinated by war stories and wondered what it was like to kill somebody or more honestly what it felt like. I didn't realize what an intensely personal question it was. The answer is beyond mere language for me ; I think its a discussion for vets, etc. Many people have asked me and the only answer I've had is this song to a woman in Australia.
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A LONG, LONG TIME AGO WAS TODAY
I WALKED IN A WORLD PREDISPOSED
I SLEPT IN EARTH SOFT AND YIELDING
AND I AWOKE WHENEVER MY EYES CLOSED
YOU ASK DID YOU REALLY, I WONDER
THE PAIN'S BEEN THERE SINCE I ARRIVED
AND THE RAIN THAT I FELT EVERY DAY
HOW WOULD I KNOW, IF I'VE EVER CRIED
MEMORIES, MEMORIES, MEMORIES
LIKE STARS THAT REMIND IN THE NIGHT
TILL DAWN SHINES AGLOW IN BEAUTY
THAT GENTLE HEARTS FIND PEACE IN THE LIGHT
I REALIZE THAT'S NOT YOUR MEANING
BUT, HEAVEN SEEMS SO VERY FAR AWAY
YOUR THOUGHTS TENDER SMILES UNTAINTED
YESTERDAY, IS UNREMEMBERED ONE MORE DAY
MEMORIES, MEMORIES, MEMORIES
I AWAKE SO VERY FAR AWAY
HEAVEN SEEMS JUST A LITTLE CLEARER
MY MEMORIES UNREMEMBERED GO AWAY
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