days of grace
I feel the time between my fingers
Running through just like sand
Faces and names are coming in passing again
Another day of fading memories
Someone just said my name
I don’t know who it was, but it sounded strange
How long will I be caught in the night?
For all the times that I’ve been fighting
For all the tears and pain
I am not giving in, I‘m not here to stay
Another night of sleepless hours
Someone just yelled my name
I don’t know what it means, but I’m feeling strange
Someone came to me, saying someone was there instead of me
Who’s it gonna be – the one displacing me
It occurs to me, someone’s living my life instead of me
How am I supposed to be alright
After the rain there comes the sunshine
These are my days of grace
I’m hiding my thoughts away, because nothing’s safe
Feels like the room is getting smaller
The air‘s too thick to breathe
Everyone else it getting ahead of me
Someone came to me, saying someone was there instead of me
Who’s it gonna be – the one displacing me
It occurs to me, someone’s living my life instead of me
How am I supposed to be alright
Who’s it gonna be, because someone was here instead of me
Oh can’t you see, someone’s living my life instead of me
Someone came to me, saying someone was there instead of me
Who’s it gonna be – the one displacing me
It occurs to me, someone’s living my life instead of me
How am I supposed to be alright
setting out
Fallen leaves are on the ground
The days are getting shorter heralding the night
I am on my way back home
And the autumn sun reveals my memories in a different light
While I’m driving down that road
I am looking back on places I have seen and things I‘ve done
And it feels like yesterday
When I told you to be strong and carry on while I‘m gone
Oh, can‘t you see, I‘m breaking free
I‘m setting out again
But the day will come, when I will long
To come back home again
I‘ve got my bag and my guitar
And my heart is full of hunger for the great unknown
And that‘s all I’ll ever need
Cause my itchy feet will take me anywhere I want to go
But when the summer fades away
There’s a moment to recall that every journey has to end
And there‘s no better destination
To return to than the place called home, just where it all began
Oh, can‘t you see, I‘m breaking free
I‘m setting out again
But the day will come, when I will long
To come back home again
Just give me a reason, a reason for leaving
I just need a cause to hit the road again
Just for a season, I don’t need a reason
Just to be coming back to you again
Oh, can‘t you see, I‘m breaking free
I‘m setting out again
But the day will come, when I will long
To come back home again
coming home
I have walked a long, long road, and it’s all I’ve ever known
I’ve seen people come and go, and I have outlived them all
But I’m ready for the fall, someday life will take its toll
Someday life will take its toll
Never feared to go astray, until the Lord took you away
Until then my mind was strong, now I’m tired evermore
I feel the heartbeat in my chest, and I’m running out of breath
So I think I’ll have to rest
Coming home to you, coming home to you
Coming home to you, I’m coming home
I always knew where I belonged, days of youth were dragging on
Now the mirror over my futon, tells me that these days are gone
Relentlessly it calls my bluff, my make-up is flaking off
My make-up is flaking off
Coming home to you, coming home to you
Coming home to you, I’m coming home
I’m coming home
Eyes closed, and I can hear your voice, whispering to me
Come home, come to me, my love, I can hear you say
Where did people’s voices go, I can’t hear them any more
I feel my breath become shallow, I guess it’s time for me to go
I’m finally ready to come home to you, I’m coming home to you
Coming home to you, I’m coming home
I’m coming home to you, coming home to you
Coming home to you, I’m coming home
I’m coming home
dirty ashes
Dirty ashes come from dirty grounds, how was I to know
When it’s over, when the smoke is gone, through the afterglow
You’ll see that I am not a fire starter
I’m a child of sincerity
Don’t make me look away
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m not gonna change my way
Dirty waters come from dirty grounds, I can see it now
When it’s over, when the flood is gone, I will say my vow
I’m never gonna be a dam breaker
I’m a child of sincerity
Don’t make me look away
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m not gonna change my way
Don’t try to persuade me, ‘cause I won’t blow hot and cold
Trying, I am trying, won’t be lying anymore
I’m a child of sincerity
Don’t make me look away
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m not gonna change my way
who’s gonna save you
Seven twenty, and his words, they keep ringing in your head
Seven thirty, and you realize everything he said
How he tried to hurt you, just because he’s afraid of getting hurt
How you let it happen, ‘cause resisting would only make it worse
But all you can see is the man he would be without you
Who will save him when the wind is blowing strong
Who’s gonna save him when you’re gone
Who will save him when he’s struggling to hold on
Who’s gonna save him all along
Seven forty, and his words, they lay heavy on your mind
Seven fifty, you’re not able to break the ties that bind
And he makes you need him, just because he is desperate to need you
And you let it happen, ‘cause after all you can’t help but need him, too
And all you can see is the wretch he would be without you
Who will save him when the wind is blowing strong
Who’s gonna save him when you’re gone
Who will save him when he’s struggling to hold on
Who’s gonna save him all along
Oh, but you’re not the only one worrying sick ’bout a friend
I’m helplessly witnessing, waiting for your grief to end
It’s easy to say, yes, I know, I have been there myself
There’s no point in helping someone who’s not looking for help
Who will save you from the wind that’s blowing strong
Who’s gonna save you from this storm
Who will save you while you’re struggling to hold on
Who’s gonna save you all along
Seven twenty, and his words, they keep ringing in your head
all lyrics written by kai sonnhalter