This song was written with a poet friend. We turned this poem of acceptance and healing into a song of the same.
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Story behind the song
Joy gave me a number of poems that she had written and this one stood out as something special. I changed a few of the words around to transform it into more of a song format. Joy liked the new creation and it became the first collaboration for both of us.
Lyrics
Amen
Is it so strange that someone like me
As brittle as an autumn leaf
And as fragile as the hope that keeps us dreaming
Could still find color in the sky
And feel the things I feel at night
See visions of your face and keep believing
I feel a flower touch my skin
Your finger runs along my chin
I hear your laugh and I drink it in
I may be broken but I’m still alive, Amen, Amen
I may be broken but I’m still alive, Amen, Amen
The teacups you gave me years ago
The things you showed me that I did not know
Like how love can move both fast and slow
Sadly that all happened long ago
All that’s left of the stories that we told
Is the poetry that we wrote to make us whole
Now what do others see in me
I feel gray and hollow as an old oak tree
In a forest filled with memories of you
But sometimes if I’m very still
And if I pray and if God wills
You’re back with me and your poetry fills me
I may be broken but I’m still alive, Amen, Amen
Words and music by Joy Owen and Billy Gee © 2006, Billy Gee, Joy Owen - All rights reserved
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