I worte this about a friend of mine who has suffered dreadfully after a horrific event in his life changed everything. Using alcohol to deal with things is never the long term answer.
lyrics
I listen what you say, you told me yesterday,
What’s holding you back, what’s keeping you down.
Sometimes you gotta let your mind run free,
Never surrender your dignity,
Streaming out the window like a bad dream out on the sea.
You feel exposed as hell, embarrassing yourself,
You say you keep it all in check but it’s hand-written on the bedroom wall.
Sometimes you gotta let your mind run free,
I won’t blame you if you grow tired of me,
There’s always been a part of you picking up the pieces of me.
Getting away with it,
No mistaking the way it’s always been.
Yes, it was a tragedy,
The shooting was life shattering,
There we begin.
It’s easy to pretend, lying to your only friend.
And I see her struggling, watching you struggle through it all.
Sometimes you gotta let your mind run free,
Rock bottom took you an eternity,
Bottom of the well is an awful lonely place to be.
I listen what you say, you never ask for help,
And I no longer believe you and you are not convincing yourself.
You’ve lost the will to let your mind run free,
You feel the madness setting in,
As you slump down on the sofa and drown those demons away again.
credits
from Compass And The Sand,
released May 28, 2022
Acoustic guitar, piano and vocals - Matt Woosey
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