ON MY OWN (from LES MISERABLES)
And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to
Without a home without a friend
Without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
I can make believe he's here
Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head
On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own.
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I note that no one has touched this post with a comment. Well you cowards! I'm not affraid! (Then again, maybe I'm just a fool).
It's a sweet song. The kind young people who have not had the romance and idealism knocked out of them by life's harsher bumps might sing. Or people who refuse to abandon their dreams no matter what.
Hold on to that idealism and hopes and dreams, for it is not what life throws at us that matters so much as how we choose to face it.
In the end all we have are the memories in our minds and feelings in our hearts.
On the other hand, don't get obsessed with the one guy. If he hasn't taken an iterest in you, yd, he's probably not worth a second thought! You can afford to be choosy! ;^)
Thanks pandabonium. You have not been a fool. Touched by your simple gesture, and really appreciate your words. Thanks for being there.
Idealism can be either a force that drives us forward, or a cage that keeps us trapped in illusions. It depends on how we choose to apply it.
Feelings are such intriguing, yet complex process. Being hurt and falling down is inevitable in growing up. But holding onto what we believe, having faith, and learning to love others while allowing oneself to be loved, makes us a more complete person.
Thanks panda, you really did cheer me up. *HUGS* :D
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