Did It Have To Be This Way?

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Darker Season
Junior Member

since 2004-04-01

Posts 48
Wisconsin

0 posted 2004-04-07 10:48 PM

Did It Have To Be This Way?

When I look at other faces
Lord, all I see is her
And nothing quite replaces
The way that we once were

Now the days are much too long
And my world's not the same
And though I never did you wrong
Girl, I'll still take the blame

But blinded by my tears, there are no shades of gray
You promised me tomorrow, but gave me yesterday
And though there's nothing I can do, and nothing I can say
I still can't help but wonder: Did it have to be this way?

I could've opened up my eyes
You could've opened up your heart
We could've tried to comprimise
Instead of pulling this apart

But now it's all too late
It looks as though you're gone
Girl, you let go of fate
But I'm still holding on

So blinded by my tears, there are no shades of gray
You promised me tomorrow, but gave me yesterday
And though there's nothing I can do, and nothing I can say
I still can't help but wonder: Did it have to be this way?

So now I'm all alone
But I'll still make you this one toast:
Girl, I wish you would've known
I always loved you most

And even though we've met the end
I still wish you all the best
You'll always be my friend
And I pray that you'll be blest

But the light is slowly fading.
Yes, the light is slowly fading...

And blinded by my tears, there are no shades of grey
You promised me tomorrow, but gave me yesterday
And though there's nothing I can do, and nothing I can say
I still can't help but wonder: Did it have to be...this way?

Saunni
Senior Member

since 2000-07-11

Posts 1777
West Virginia

1 posted 2004-04-08 02:23 AM

This is really good and an emotional write. Great write.

Sauni:)The Only Time I See The Sun Is When I'm Within That Vanilla Breeze.The Only Time I'm One With The Sun Is When He Shelters Me From The Rain.

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

2 posted 2004-04-08 03:18 AM

Great song Darker.

Don't know whetehr you'll get it in under four minutes with all the verses but it's a very good lyric all the same...Especically the chorus which I think would still be cool if you exchanged the first two lines with the last two.

And though there's nothing I can do, and nothing I can say
I still can't help but wonder: Did it have to be this way?
But blinded by my tears, there are no shades of gray
You promised me tomorrow, but gave me yesterday

All the way around this has a lot going for it.

Have a good writer's day!

Eric

Ain't doin nothin at all
Just answerin the call
Kinda driftin away from it all~~~~~

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

3 posted 2004-04-08 03:34 AM

terribly sad...beautiful too

love the rhyme scheme! awesome job!

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

4 posted 2004-04-13 08:50 PM

You can almost hear the strains of a soulful ballad here...very moving and soulful write...

SEA

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Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

5 posted 2004-04-13 08:53 PM

the flow here is fantastic.....it's very touching too

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

6 posted 2004-04-13 09:10 PM

Hmmm, Nashville anyone? I can hear it on the radio now. Very nice song. Sad, but it's nice that though sorrowful, it is still magnanimous.

Susan

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