This is a very personal song, as it was written as a dedication to a very dear friend who passed away in 2014. His memory lingers the place in my heart dedicated to him continues to ache as his absence. With this song, I wanted to finally take the time to give him a proper goodbye. It is entitled “Two Weeks”, as that is the last thing he and I said to each other: “Goodbye, I’ll see you in two weeks.”
lyrics
Dex:
I’ve framed it up in a memory that’s captured in full focus
A moment caught in the energy of what I thought your future would be
Collected up in an endlessly paraded string of voices
And at the end of their pageantry the spotlight falls on me
But what else can I say
When I’m still not okay
Every time I remember?
Things I said from afar
Words I’ve kept in my heart
Repeating what they were
“These autumn days
Where nothing stays
Two weeks will fly on by
In the blink of an eye
That’s when my dear
We’ll come back here
And do it all again
Farewell for now
I’ll see you then”
Did somebody block out the sun?
An eclipse stuck in slow motion
Would you be so kind as to help turn the light back on?
Is the room suddenly colder?
Do my footsteps seem to falter?
Everything that’s happened after washed out in a blur
Those autumn days
Where nothing stays
Two weeks just flew on by
In the blink of an eye
They’ve gone away
But, I have to stay
The years will fly on by
In the blink of an eye
If you’re somewhere
I’ll meet you there
And do it all again
Farewell for now
I’ll see you then
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