Song Description
A song about those we know who are living with severe depression, and how easy it is for us to ignore the warning signs that they are in trouble, until it's too late.
Song Length |
6:47 |
Genre |
Rock - Psychedelic, Rock - General |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Moving, Gloomy |
Subject |
Life, Regret |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
For the Friend I Never Met
Copyright 2005 by Robert Befumo
Nobody hears a cry for help
Till it's in your biography
They say such a shame, you can never tell
Why didn't he just come to me
Why didn't he just come to me
But it's so hard to speak when your throat is a knot
And your world is as black as the night
You try to hang on to the things that you've got
But you can't seem to hold on that tight
You can't seem to hold on that tight
Nobody heard the drowning man's plea
We've all got our own concerns
What with working and shopping and watching TV
No one has a moment to burn
No one has a moment to burn
Nothing he did seemed to get your attention
It's not nice to interrupt
When you think back you'll say, "Yes, I did hear him mention
He was thinking of giving it up"
He was thinking of giving it up
In this ocean of humanity
And it's endless replenishing rain
Through civilizations insanity
And our struggle to try to stay sane
How easily one can slip away
Without even stirring the air
You reach out a hand to make him stay
But it's too late...
He's no longer there
It's too late...
Nobody noticed the hanging man
Had the rope hidden under his shirt
When he came to me I said "I understand"
I didn't think he really hurt
I didn't think he really hurt
Maybe he didn't really want to be saved
Who said I was my brother's keeper
If you hear him crying for help from his grave
Dig the hole just a little bit deeper
Just dig it a little bit deeper
In this ocean of humanity
And it's endless replenishing rain
Through civilizations insanity
And our struggle to try to stay sane
How easily one can slip away
Without even stirring the air
You reach out a hand to make him stay
But it's too late...
He's no longer there
It's too late...