REVISED -- Now called, "Oh Heart."

Oh Heart
Words by Lisa Gundling; music by Aaron Corley
(c) 2012 Lisa Gundling and Aaron Corley

We built our world from scratch
Made it all our own
Day by day
Constructed stone by stone
We didn't see those gaps
'Til our lives collapsed
Seems our strength set up
A golden trap
Oh heart
Release me from the dark

We’ve not much left but dust
Without us
The foundation is gone
But my fingers trace
An outline of your face
After all these years
It's been hiding
Love lives here

Would you ever go back
To that place where we laughed?
Our journey to that sacred space
Could start with one embrace
If only we knew how
Finding those forgotten vows
Could start now

Maybe I won't know you
In this present time
On and on
Our relentless clock chimes
Our calendar turns
As seasons pass by
Making sure that we learn
How to live with goodbye

When you left me you swore
I'd chased you away
Out fate's door
And I told you to go
Yet I didn't know
I would miss you so

Since then I've traveled too
Searched for a new home
Without you
No matter where I roamed
My soul stayed behind
In our wasteland
Trying to understand
Release me from the dark
Oh, heart


OLD VERSION

Hi Everyone -- Below is the latest that Aaron and I have been working on. The words are set to a very beautiful and haunting piece of Aaron's music, which Aaron will post later. In the meantime, any feedback on the lyric itself is welcome! Thanks! Lisa

Love’s Journey
© 2012 Aaron Corley and Lisa Gundling. All rights reserved.

We built our world from scratch
Made it all our own
Day by day
Constructed stone by stone
Reinforced with steel
But unlike those trapped
In that strong Bastille
We did escape
Oh heart
What moved you to depart?

We’ve not much left but dust
Without us
The foundation is gone
But my fingers trace
Those lines that we had drawn
After all these years
It's been hiding
Hurt lives here

Would you ever go back
To that place where we laughed?
Love's journey to that sacred space
Could start with one embrace
If only we knew how
Love's journey back to our vows
Could start now

Maybe I won't know you
In the present time
On and on
Our relentless clock chimed
Our calendar turned
As seasons passed by
Making sure that we learned
How to live with goodbye

When you left me you swore
I'd chased you away
Out fate's door
And I told you to go
Take your sharp arrows
Where loneliness blows

Since then I've traveled too
Searched for a new home
Without you
No matter where I roamed
My soul stayed behind
In our wasteland
Trying to understand
What made you depart
Oh, heart

Last edited by Lisa Gundling; 09/27/12 02:50 PM.