I Will Harbour The Pain (featuring Dawn Diamond)
Words Dawn Sinclair
Music Mark Holley
Vocals Dawn Diamond
Arrangement etc...Mark Holley
This is version 3 of this song which was originally written for a female vocalist (with dawn in mind) The lyric is biographical
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Story behind the song
The lyric tells the story of a young lady whose most unusual medical condition is gradually stealing the quality of her life away from her. She does have a deep and abiding faith in God, but most people would even find that difficult to maintain as first hearing, then parts of her body and face are lost. In addition, she remains outwardly one of the sunniest, most gentle people I have ever met in my life and her beautiful poetry while sometimes sadly reflective is never morbid or depressing. She is my hero... a beautiful soul and to me, the closet to an angel on Earth I shall ever know.
That she prefers not to share her pain with others is not uncommon but that she feels this is the price she must pay for the bounties in her life is astounding for the very worst of her illness is that more and more often people regard this once beautiful woman as a freak and it is this tragedy that motivated my pen.
I cannot thank Mark Holley enough for his brave and successful attempt to match the words with his outstanding musical score. And we both owe a debt to Mark Alexander and Dawn Diamond for their dedication in making this song one that the young lady subject would be most proud of if she still had the ability to hear.
This is dedicated to my friend.
Lyrics
I Will Harbour The Pain
by Dawn Sinclair
V1
I see the world through a rosy haze
Spend every night forgetting all my days
Hoping the world can overlook my funny ways
I am the mystery; they can't see me
I hear nothing but the voices of my mind
I'm reading lips that try hard to be kind
My hands speak for me, to the ones who are not blind
I am the mystery; to even those who see
chorus
this is place life chose for me
I am the woman that can not be free
I am the child left out in the rain
But I won't complain, no I won't complain
I won't let hurt show when they turn away
Holding back my tears for just one day
And I'll never ask the question “why?” when I pray
I will harbour the pain.
V2
I walk alone through this corridor
Looking ahead as if there might be more
Cuz if there's nothing then, what's it for?
It’s a mystery; makes no sense to me
Another day the surgeon wields his knife
Another moment cut... out of my life
And I remember that... no one does it twice
That's no mystery; seems like bliss to me
Chorus
this is place life chose for me
I am the woman that can not be free
I am the child left out in the rain
But I won't complain, no I won't complain
I won't let hurt show when they turn away
Holding back my tears for just one day
And I'll never ask the question “why?” when I pray
I will harbour the pain.
outtro
I know that some day... I'll get to do it right
And on that day my life will turn to endless night
But until then I'll do as I must to keep sane
I’ll harbour the pain;
..... harbour the pain.
