And for the last five and a half weeks, it has been intermittently true. There is someone in my life who some say, I should not love. Some say, I should not care. But I do, and I always will. And that someone... is sick. Really sick. And for a few different reasons, I cannot be there. I think maybe it looks like I don't want to be there. Or like I am not comprehending the seriousness of what is happening. Or like I am just... choosing to be absent. And I think that is maybe giving, to some people, the impression that I don't care.
Couldn't be further from the truth.
Being here is okay, most of the time. But there are moments, every day, when it feels like it is tearing me into pieces. Moments when I think of this person and I literally cannot breathe. I think of the pain that is being endured and the battles being fought and lost, and I find myself wondering where this could all go. In my heart, deep down, I have a pretty good idea, and I don't like it.
So if you see me and there are tears streaming down my face or I look tired or pale; or if you think I am avoiding you or neglecting relationships... that it isn't about you, nor is it even really about me. It is about someone I love and miss deeply and fear greatly for.
This song is performed/recorded by LifeHouse.
Lyrics are (C) State One Songs America
Broken
The broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop
tomorrow
From stealing all my time
And I am here still
waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've
already figured out
I'm falling apart
I'm barley breathing
With a
broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
There is
healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
I'm
holding on
I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you
The broken
locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be
guarded
I'm an open book instead
And I still see your
reflection
Inside of my eyesThat are looking for purpose
They're still
looking for life
I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a
broken heart
That's still beating
In the pain
(In the pain)
Is
there healing?
In your name
(In your name)
I find meaning
So
I'm holding on
(I'm still holding)
I'm holding on
(I'm still
holding)
I'm holding on
(I'm still holding)
I'm barely holding on to
you
I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what you will throw my
way
And I'm hanging on to the words you say
You said that I will be
okay
Broken lights on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have
lost my way now
I haven't forgotten my way home
I'm falling
apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That's still
beating
In the pain
(In the pain)
There is healing
In your
name
(In your name)
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
(I'm still
holding)
I'm holding on
(I'm still holding)
I'm holding on
(I'm
still holding)
I'm barely holding on to you
Friday, May 11, 2012
There's This Song
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