Story behind the song
Written as part of a songwriting challenge on homerecording.com. The theme was "emptiness".
Lyrics
GONE © 2009 Mike Pilling
Empty house, empty streets
Same old same old, just repeats
Empty feeling in my soul
You had gone
Empty nights, empty days
Stumbling through it, in a haze
It was out, of my control
Since you’d gone
[CH]
Coming home, the room was cold
Overnight, I felt so old
Coming home, the light was on
But it was dark
Yeah it was dark
Because you’d gone
How did I help, create this mess?
The whistling wind, cried emptiness
I heard a voice outside the door
But you’d gone
I wouldn’t change, I wouldn’t say
That everything was not OK
My footsteps echoed, on the floor
Cause you’d gone
[BRIDGE]
Now there’s a phrase, time has a way
And tomorrow doesn’t have to be today
Don’t start over – start again
Pull some sunshine through the rain
[CH]
Coming home, the room is warm
Clouds are clearing, from the storm
Coming home, the light is on
My emptiness
My emptiness
Yeah my emptiness is nearly gone
