The shades are drawn
And you’ve got the stereo on
To play your favorite song
On repeat the whole night long
Don’t cry, just sleep
Take a break from all the secrets you keep
Don’t sigh, don’t think
Of the way things used to be
Now the room is growing darker
The shadows creep to my side
Regret is my companion
There is nowhere to hide
And the quiet is growing louder
Until I hear myself say
Why didn’t i keep him closer
Careless distraction let him drift away
I’ve got no choice
I cant escape the little voice
That lives in my mind
Reminding me of what I left behind
And I can’t deal
With anything that could help me heal
Cuz I want to wallow
And its gonna be painful and slow
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Another lovely song. The echo works well. That last stanza tugs at the heart.
@jessicagraae Feb 2022
Beautiful melody, vocals. It's such a dreamy sound. I love that you wrote this in a major key, even though it's pretty mournful.
@skyezor Feb 2022
This melody is delightful and soothing. I love it so much and I’m so excited to see you putting more songs up on here!
@clownresidue Feb 2022
your voice is so calming, and i love the chord progression you used! very fitting for the soft, melancholic lyrics!
@jessicamoon Feb 2022
That is so nice Emory! I love how supportive this community is and so many talented people :)
@emory Feb 2022
I first listened to this when you first released it, and I thought "That was so good!" but I was too busy doing something else at the time to leave a comment. Well I've come back to it three or four times since then because I had to hear it again! This might be my favorite song from this FAWM so far.
@andygriff Feb 2022
This is beautiful. Love the ghostly call and response. Feel I should be listening later in the day! Especially like lines like "careless distraction let him drift away".
@williamjames Feb 2022
You voice sounds so frail and emotional. It just loads this simple song with emotion. Very cool metaphors in the lyrics, very cool song overall!
@cheslain Feb 2022
Catchy melody and touching lyrics. "The quiet is growing louder" is such a great line. I can relate to the emotion you're conveying here. Well done.
@rubberbandage Feb 2022
What a good song! It literally sounds like it’s being sung at night with the shades drawn. I love the extended refrain, and especially love that last verse — the wallowing is really necessary to help heal in the long-term, I think. But boy, have I spent a long time wallowing in the past ;-)