Story Behind The Song
Marjorie wrote this when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and was waiting to have surgery. In fact she wrote most of it when she was in the machine getting her pre-op MRI! Despite this, it's a very optimistic song about love, faith and hope.
Song Description
An optimistic ballad about love, faith and hope in the face of illness or sadness. This Sweet melody with a delicate female vocal and acoustic guitar. Gentle ukuleles come in from halfway through the first verse. There is an achingly beautiful, wistful, melodic euphonium solo from New Zealand music legend Don McGlashan, preceded by synthesizers imitating the sound of medical equipment. In the last verse the horn and synthesizers play counterpoint melodies to the lead vocal.
| Song Length |
2:18 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Tranquil |
Subject |
Encouragement, Relationship |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
There's a hole in my head where my brain should be
But it's OK, it's all right.
'Cause I'm lying on pillows of mystery
In the day, in the night.
All I see is your lovely face
Filling up all the empty space.
Don't go away, never go away,
You said you'd always stay and I believe you.
I know that they said that it's all in my head
But I don't care, I don't care.
'Cause I know who's beside me in my bed,
I know he's there, I know he's there.
Where I least expect to see,
Awake or sleeping I can see.
Don't go away, never go away,
You said you'd always stay and I believe you.
All I see is your lovely face
Filling up all the empty space.
Don't go away, never go away,
You said you'd always stay and I believe you.