Originally recorded in Samplitude in 2010. Remixed in Cakewalk by Bandlab in 2019
songwriter
original singer
Story behind the song
Thanks to Marc Halikas for the acoustic guitar & bass tracks
Lyrics
How carelessly you wound me and how easily I bleed
Is it a question of your cruelty or an answer to my need?
I'm staring in a mirror not liking what's become of me
And every time I try to fight the less of you I see
It's all in time but never rhymes
Sadistically you call me and masochistically I'm there
and other than abusing me again I fail to see why you even care
Not like you even noticed how many times I was trying to be
something you look upon with a value. Someone you've come to actually need
Not much to show. So many lies you're dealin'
Don't want to know but only time will heal me now
There was something that you said once that stays inside my mind
A long hard way of living makes it hard to trust my kind
You never spelt out what you meant. You never clarified
the kind you thought I was back then
so the pain could not subside
(Who'd know it?)
How recklessly you use me and how defenselessly I stand
I wish there was a way to leave you now. I cannot meet with your demands
Still, there's something that I cling to. It's just a thought that never goes
But it never will make sense to me. Living and lying, I suppose
Why would you care? So many times I've told you
Doesn't seem fair but only time will heal me now.
c 2010 John Bowen Music