Story Behind The Song

Written for a friend Carol, after her husband Tommy lost his battle with cancer.

Song Description

A ballad depicting what comfort is still felt after a loved one has died.

Lyrics

Close your eyes, and I?ll close mine. Everything disappears.
It?s dark inside, but I can still see you and the fallen years.
And I could lose my eyes and the brightest of colors,
but the heart still sings its song.
And I can speak to you like a prayer for a brother, because nothing?s ever really gone.

Here I sit, just one lone shadow, with the candle burning down.
The room is darker than it used to be and it?s colder now I have found.
Because there?s one less flame, and the light?s a bit dim.
But the smell of smoke is strong.
And though the wax reforms, the candle remains because
nothing?s ever really gone.

Another day, like the thousand before, and the million more that I?ll forget.
But they?re only parts of the puzzle we?ve made. And the final piece is not here yet.
So don?t worry now. I?ll take it from here. There?s work still left to be done.
It?s coming into focus. I can see your face so clear, because nothing?s ever really gone.

If I lose my eyes, and lose the brightest of colors, my heart still sings its song.
I can speak to you in a prayer for a brother because nothing?s ever really gone.