Soul of a Song

[Sailorsong]

The Soul of A Song

The clock has struck midnight again
And another year has passed me by
The cloak of darkness to hide my pain
And no one will see the tears I cry

When there’s no love there’s nothing at all
And my hopes and dreams fade away
Into the abyss of loneliness I would fall
Only music is there to save the day

Feel my tears in the crying of the strings
The haunting of my dreams in the sax rings
The broken promise of love the rhythm sings

The soul of a song
Is born in the pain
Of a love that is lost
To keep me sane

When you hear my music the first time
Will you understand all it has to say?
With each note from the abyss I climb
Toward the sweet promise of a new love some day

So I pour my love into the music I write
From the depth of my love the melody came
The harmony is the guiding light
To the love that is left, and music is its name

Feel my tears in the crying of the strings
The haunting of my dreams in the sax rings
The broken promise of love the rhythm sings

The soul of a song
Is born in the pain
Of a love that is lost
To keep me sane
To keep me sane

The music mends my heart from love broken
Woven like fabric on a loom
Yet the promise of love dares not be spoken
A new love from which will bloom
A new soul of a song

[Guitar_grrrl]

Wow, that was powerful!!  The soul of a song is all of this and more.  It's that soul that helps us keep searching for all the love, happiness, healing, a way to grieve if we need to.  I've played weddings, memorials, union meetings, protests - the soul of the song is all there!

Thanks for that!
Guitar_grrrl

[Lulu54]

Funny but we rarely think of the soul of a song being happy or joyous... just these broken notes.  Thanks. - L