Life is but a candle, in a gust it's blown away...
acoustic
singersongwriter
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Story behind the song
Many songs have been written in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.....this is mine.
Lyrics
The one thing I remember of that clear blue autumn day
Was how my world seemed so at peace from where I stood
As I looked down at the village where I had come to stay
My life was turning out just the way it should
I’d been walking on the hilltop where the dead had come to rest
The leaves were falling gently on their graves
Deep in contemplation, I stood there as their guest
It’s as clear as if it happened yesterday
The irony came later as I laid down to sleep
When my father called to tell me she was gone
I laid there softly shaking, too stunned to even weep
How was I to ever carry on
I’m holding on the handle, spinning on and on
Hanging on for dear, sweet life. One slip and I’ll be gone
Life is but a candle, in a gust its blown away
Let them know you love them every day
The night my mother left us, I was barely twenty-five
Much has passed along the wayside since that time
I’ve seen life turn into tragedy in the blinking of an eye
I’m just thankful for chance to be alive
Chorus/Break/Chorus
The one thing I remember of that clear September day
As I watched the towers tumble to the ground
Was thinking life is like a flower, here then gone away
In a gust of wind its petals Heaven bound
Chorus