Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song after the death of my sister who died young after a lifetime of dealing with diabetes and all its complications.
Song Description
A brother deals with the death of a younger sister.
| Song Length |
6:04 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, World - World Beat |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Moving, Joyful |
| Subject |
Sister, Relationship |
Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Go Before Me © Jim Lyon 2005
Verse 1:
The landscape's changed
One lifelong feature
One face
Removed into memory, only
The landscape's changed
Only sister mine
The runt of the litter
Small but fierce
CHORUS:
You go before me
To map the way
Across the ocean of souls
To a better day
Verse 2:
The landscape changed
I scan my heart's horizon
Stare into the rising sun
For a glimpse of you
The landscape changed
There's a knocking on my roof
Someone wants an audience
Beyond sight
Beyond sound
CHORUS:
You go before me
To map the way
You are now the boat
Now the sail
Verse 3:
I choose to embrace
All the sadness
I choose to embrace all the pain
I choose to embrace all this life can bring
And trust that you are whole again
CHORUS:
You go before me
To map the way
Across the ocean of souls
To a better day
You go before me
To map the way
You are now the boat
Now the sail
You go before me x6
I choose to embrace all this life can bring
© Jim Lyon 2005