Story Behind The Song

I have a friend who battled lymphoma...a struggle and and a challenge...song covers the stages of dealing with a terminal illness.

Song Description

terminal disease

Lyrics

Survivor

Words and music by Bruce Edwin
Copyright © 2000 (Dedicated to those fighting cancer)

Feeling weak and vulnerable,
Feeling scared to face the unknown.
Send me an angel; send me a prayer;
This poison in my body is filling me with despair.
Love is silent, it's hidden away;
Is love silent when life is unfair?
Full of anger - full of doubt,
My spirit is hurting; my soul wants to scream and shout.
But, I'm a survivor; I'll learn to endure.
I'll learn to be patient; I'll wait for a cure.
I'll replace fear with faith and hope,
Cause I'm a survivor - yes, I'm a survivor.

Dear God in heaven, I pray to you,
Give me the courage to see myself through,
This time of darkness, this time of pain,
Your love is my fortress; help me to be myself again.
This situation is beyond my control,
In the darkness you learn to let go.
Surrendering to love's healing ways,
And with a little luck - I just might make it through this day.
And, I'm a survivor; I'll learn to endure.
I'll learn to be patient; I'll wait for a cure.
I'll replace fear with faith and hope,
Cause I'm a survivor - yes, I'm a survivor.



Now this anger is melting away,
The hope of love is erasing the pain;
My faith is growing like flowers in May;
Trusting that love will carry this poison away.
In the darkness there is light;
In the darkness love is alive.
Holding on to a thread of hope,
My spirit is healing; I'm clinging to courage of the heart.
And, I'm a survivor; I'll learn to endure.
I'll learn to be patient; I'll wait for a cure.
I'll replace fear with faith and hope,
Cause I'm a survivor - yes, I'm a survivor - I'm a survivor -
I'm a survivor - I'm a survivor.