Afire For You

Posted by Eric
Afire For You

I- I've been alone long, and a dreamer
For most of my life
Though I desire soft clean linens I'll still
Sleep in the desert tonight
Another night of tossing and turning
Another night of sleeping alone
And when the morning light comes to find me
Though every hour spent trying to atone
I'm still very much alone

II- Chasing sleep down long corridors
Seems that's all I ever do
All I'm ever left with come daybreak
Are my fitful dreams of you
Another night beneath the cold desert sky
Another night of sleeping alone
Every morning that comes only serving to remind me
Despite every hour spent trying to atone
I'm still very much alone

O, And how I've wandered
How I've carried this torch for you
Never looked in your eyes, never made to ponder
How my love for you strengthened and grew
Though I be cut to the bone
And suffer to atone
I'll always be very much alone

III- When I close my eyes and dream of you
While sleeping deeply through this night
The moon wheeling 'cross a glittering sky
And making love til the morning light
How do you leave the bed you've made with love
Shoulder your pack and continue to roam?
'Cause I've spent my life, all my sins to atone
Yet I'm still very much alone

O, And how I've wandered
How I've carried this torch for you
Never looked in your eyes, never kissed your soft smile
Yet my love for you strengthened and grew
Though I be cut to the bone
Giving my life to atone
I'll still be very much alone

If there's an angel set to observe me
Dogging my e-ver-y step
Could he have not seen fit
To lead me out of the desert
And into your loving arms?
O, Into your loving arms

With my heart on fire for you
My heart afire for you



ELAshley
Part I - 010210.11>.6
Part II - 010410.11>.6
Part III - 010810.11>.6
Revisions:
011210.111002.6

This was written for someone specific, though I do not yet know her name.
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3 comments:

Dan Trabue said...

What would it take to ever hear any of these songs? I'd really like to see how they go to music. Or are they not set to music yet?

January 28, 2010 at 7:57 AM
Eric said...

This one is.... but to actually record it? I'd have to invest in some equipment-- not much, but more than I can afford at present --and some spare time, which I don't have. I'm hoping for this fall because, while I have the tunes and melodies down, it's one thing to know the song and play it for your self, but it's quite another to actually fine tune it and record it. I'm with you
Dan, I just don't have the time at present.

January 28, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Dan Trabue said...

When and if you can lay your hands on a decent computer mic designed for recording (I purchased a Samson usb mic that's designed for digital vocal recording at a local music store for ~$90), there are freeware recording programs that you can run from your computer. It's not a great solution, but it's serviceable.

Some of those recordings I've done of myself (like this one) were done with this cheap solution.

Of course, I am well aware that pulling together $90 is no small feat sometimes.

On that line, the day after Christmas, someone broke into our house and stole, amongst other things, my mandolin and octave mandolin! Now we're in the spot where we can't afford to replace them, and if we file a claim with insurance, they'll raise our rates up enough that we eventually would lose out on any money we get...

grrr...

Anyway, if you ever do record, let me know.

January 28, 2010 at 3:46 PM

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