orion's belt

"as a song-writer, what i'm looking for - a fine balance of finding the things that tear you up inside, then looking beyond those things to find hope."

 

i really like this description by jon foreman, lead singer of switchfoot.

today i recorded 2 of my songs.
the first one, streetlights, was written this week.
the second is titled orion's belt and it was written in february last year.
spent a few days on that one and the lyrics to it are down below.

 

each song tells a different story.

[verse 1+2]
the moon hangs from a thread of silk tonight
orion’s belt aligned with my cold insides
gazing up at the white dots amassed
upon a dark canvas, small glimmers at best
 

saturn spins slowly, into the night
gazing quietly upon my plight
nodding away, not speaking a word
unspoken desires, intangible hurt
 
[chorus 1]
stars colliding at electric pace
asteroids floating in outer space
my heart still feels as if it's light years away
will i ever see you again, someplace, someday?
 
[verse 3]
three years in galaxies unknown to me
into the massive voids nobody could see
i wish you were here with me all of the time
somebody to hold and claim as mine
 
[chorus 2]
meteors high above are falling from grace
plummeting into this oh lonesome place
my heart still feels as if it's light years away
will i ever see you again, someplace, someday?
 
[bridge + outro]
sound doesn’t travel through vacuum, it’s true
words that fail to escape me, for you
still, i’d be screaming for hours to come
this last song to describe how i’ve come undone
 
can you hear me?
can you hear me?
can you hear me?
can you hear me?
 
can’t you hear me?