A very powerful song about loving the wrong thing, giving yourself over to it, and consequences you pay. A wicked twist at the end... This song was produced by Robert Lee Hall @ Trebor Labs Studios, Lancaster, KY. Many thanks Robert
Story behind the song
This is about "denial and self exile," have you ever had a love for someone and you knew it was bad, no toxic, and you kept right on doing the same thing, willing to lose everything to keep your love alive. Well it's kind of like that, only worse. I think the ending will blow you away
Lyrics
Strange Relationship
By: Ron Rentz
Verse 1
I don’t recall exactly where it was, or when it was that we first met.
And though I find it hard to remember, your even harder to forget.
It was a casual relationship, we didn’t see each other much
I never dreamed that every night and day, I’d be left longing for your touch
But as time passed we grew closer, and you became more than a friend
You were my first thought when I woke up and my last thought at days end
Chorus
I really fell for you, I lived through hell for you
I had no possessions that, I wouldn’t sell for you
I gave you complete control, I gave you my heart and soul
And no one will ever know how much of my life you stole.
Verse 2
Was it the strength you seemed to give me or the way you made me feel?
It was that very strength that made me weak, and all those feelings were unreal
But you never once objected, in fact you seemed to urge me on
I was alive when I was with you, but almost dead when you were gone
All my friends saw what was going on, but they weren’t quite sure what to do
They found it strange I had no time for them, cuz I spent all my time with you
Chorus
Yeah I really fell for you, I lived through hell for you
I had no possessions that, I wouldn’t sell for you
I gave you complete control, I gave you my heart and soul
And no one will ever know how much of my life you stole.
Verse 3
Please forgive me if it sounds as though I’m blaming you for what transpired
I am a man who can’t escape much less control what he desired
I know we’ve all been hurt by love before, that isn’t what this songs about
It’s about denial and self exile and one mans struggle to get out
If you’ve walked a mile inside these shoes and you have seen what I have seen
Then it’s no shock to you, you know this villain’s methamphetamine
Chorus
Yeah I really fell for you, I lived through hell for you
I had no possessions that, I wouldn’t sell for you
I gave you complete control, I gave you my heart and soul
And no one will ever know how much of my life you stole.
a Ron Rentz 2013