Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song as an ode to all the cut-short relationships I've experienced... the realization that the people I've known intimately will always be kept in my heart, or me in their hearts, is in a way a form of diplomatic revenge, but it is also an impetus to live in the moment, not in the memory.
Song Description
Agitated danceable acoustic guitar salute to the mixed feelings of "should I stay or go?" Going is easy, but the heart wants to hold on... to the point where memories start to steal the present, eating away at the here and now until they are finally let go with a tempered sadness.
Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Restless, Moving |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Will |
Similar Artists |
Moby, Sarah Mclachlan |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
I
Have promised myself I
Would leave at this first sign
There is trouble here in paradise
Just when I
Think my feet are out the door
When I just can’t take no more
When it’s safe to sigh say goodbye
PRE-CHORUS 1:
I know I’ve come to seek you
Just know I want the real you...
CHORUS 1:
Keep me inside your heart
Your heart that’s aching
Reach me and I am yours...
(TAG)
VERSE 2:
A stolen moment
That has not yet been returned
I’ll look to the end of time
The ends of the Earth (and your eyes)
PRE-CHORUS 2:
Your eyes won’t deceive you
You’ll feel like I feel, too
CHORUS 2:
So keep me inside your heart
Your heart that’s aching
Reach me and I am yours…!!
BRIDGE:
(Keep me inside… keep me inside…
keep me inside… keep me inside
your heart/mind, ohhhh…)
PRE-CHORUS OUTS:
And your eyes won’t deceive you
You’ll feel like I feel, too...
CHORUS OUTS:
Keep me inside your heart
Your heart that’s aching/breaking
Reach me and I am yours… (repeat x 3 out)
OUTTRO:
(A stolen a stolen… moment)
Written May 24, 2003; Copyright 2003 by Alison Lorraine
and January 32nd Music, LLC (ASCAP). More information is available at http://www.alisonlorraine.com and includes soundfiles, background information and additional photos.