Story Behind The Song
Males don't communicate too well -- we HOPE that our loved ones will pick up on our emotions and wants and see through our surface bravery.
Song suitable for e.g. Joe Cocker
Song Description
Slide guitar intro.
Vocal verse-choruses.
Guitar break and slide end.
| Song Length |
4:36 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Folk - Contemporary |
| Subject |
Masculinity, Loneliness |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
LISTEN
Sometimes when I?m feeling down and blue
I feel a need to pray
Emotions fight with in my mind
Forming words I never say
Won?t someone listen to this voice inside
Strangled words that slip and slide
Avoid my grasp are never heard
Smiling eyes hide the pain inside
Strain to hold back the tears
Casual conversations get me by
They don?t reveal my fears
Won?t someone listen to this pain inside
Confused emotions tryin? so hard to hide
Buried deep don't see the light
Sometimes the mask begins to slip
And my demons start to play
The sun and you won't come and rescue me
From the darkness of the day
Won?t someone listen release me from this hell
Behind these walls that I built so well
My voice is loud but you don't hear
CHORUS
Won't someone listen to what I'm trying to say
If you care to look I'm an open book so please don't turn away
I can find some peace of mind if you can help my friend
If you listen to these messages I'm trying so hard to send
Trying so hard to send I?m gonna get there in the end