Story Behind The Song

This song had been an instrumental for some time. My father eventually heard it and came up with the initial storyline, the primary vocal melodies, and some production ideas. The rest is history.

Song Description

A cry from an obsessed soul - a lover so bent on possession that his actions inevitably destroy the object of his affection.

Lyrics

"Need"
(c) 2005 David Jennings/Gerald Jennings

So many years have gone by
It's like a dream that won't die
Repeating memories, uncontrolled

Warm summer nights of laughter
Prelude to fall's disaster
A precious life they'll never hold

I feel your heart, I feel your soul
I live the past, embrace the old
Counting the days that wander on . . .

Faint whispers from the hallway
Soft echoes fall around me
I'd swear you're standing in this room

Stare through the lonely darkness
Search for your lovely countenance
Drop to my knees - I'm such a fool

I grieve your heart, I grieve your soul
But no one's taking what I own
Sometimes this bitter side unfolds . . .

They will never let you go
I need you
Trapped in these walls of lifeless stone
I need you
Corrupt your mind and give you all the blame
I need you
They'll watch you suffer all alone

I sit prepared to meet you
Composed and unashamed to
No one could love you like I do

Beyond the gates of this life
You see what others can't find
No one completes me like you do

Save my heart, save my soul
Release me from these chains I hold
My time is running short and cold . . .

They will never let you go
I need you
Trapped in these walls of lifeless stone
I need you
Destroy your pride and steal your life away
I need you
Condemned to die here all alone

No matter what they say
No matter what they do
No matter what they think
No matter how untrue