Behind is a song I wrote in 2023. The songs I write for voice and piano/guitar tend to take much longer to write. I sit with the words for quite a long time before I perform or rehearse them. This was recorded with my dear friend, Abigail Grosch. I’m singing and playing guitar.

Behind (2023)

I wanna be thankful for you

and pull out all the years

See all the lines of faces

draw behind now

And I’m proud to be shared by you

let me be used by you

What was left behind?

Did you forget your keys, now?

Such a pain to ask for a locksmith at this hour

Did you forget to call back,

when I was up all night?

I can’t fall asleep without

you on the other line

I am so grateful for you

and I’m proud of who you are

It’s like I’m changing loads

but that’s so far

It’s all on the clothesline now,

let me be pinned by you

But it’s such a pain to hang up

so talk soon, call again

It’s like the passing of the morning,

always turning from red

I feel you behind now,

pushing like a door

It’s like the violence of a washing machine,

better to be outside than in

I am just so happy for you

and I’m glad that you’re well

I know mirrors don’t cast shadows,

only sunshine

But the distance between,

and the depth of the walls

Ahead

What was left behind?

Did I ever say “goodbye?“

You know that I kick myself

when I say it a second time

Did I forget to call back,

when you were up all night?

Can you close your eyes now

without me turning off the lights?