Broken Heart’s Anthem
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo
Funny how a little love could make you stay here
Funny how a broken heart can make you walk away
Well I’m tired of you walking away
Tired of holding on to a closing door
Watching you walk away---walk away----walking away—
Because this is NOT about JUST another song playing
In the background on the radio
Or the memory of faded yellows tucked under a passing rainbow
This is about emotions held under pressure
Pressed up against the melody of the moment
This is about watching you sleep last night
knowing you will never be mine
Knowing that this time our time exists in 20 second intervals
Never mind the delusions of 365 days of a relationship based on perfection
Visions of riding off into the sunset together
Living happily ever after
Holding hands on a beach with white sands on a deserted island
These are the days that TEST you
I’m talking about 3 minutes of sun facing the storm 10 seconds before
a miracle comes that was supposed to save your life
But manage to trap you into falling for him all over again
5 minutes of freedom filled redemption songs Marley would have written if he lived
10 seconds of back breaking toes curling orgasms
That remind you…that it’s just NOT ENOUGH this time
4 hours of begging for forgiveness
These are the mistakes that are forgiven
But the pain lingers for so long you can never forget them
So you surrender to labeling these nights together
As a glimpse into a seventh heaven that will never believe in us
We have been struggling this long to experience…just this once
These are the last notes of a song that reeks of something fragile
Too close to a curse that breaks your spells of loving him
Dreaming with hopes of finding the path that piggy backs on the road to revelations
And midnights bringing us closer
Bringing him closer to walking away
and you…to closing the door
Walking away…closing the door…walking away…closing the
door
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo
Funny how a little love could make you stay here
Funny how a broken heart can make you walk away
Well I’m tired of you walking away
Tired of holding on to a closing door
Watching you walk away---walk away----walking away—
Because this is NOT about JUST another song playing
In the background on the radio
Or the memory of faded yellows tucked under a passing rainbow
This is about emotions held under pressure
Pressed up against the melody of the moment
This is about watching you sleep last night
knowing you will never be mine
Knowing that this time our time exists in 20 second intervals
Never mind the delusions of 365 days of a relationship based on perfection
Visions of riding off into the sunset together
Living happily ever after
Holding hands on a beach with white sands on a deserted island
These are the days that TEST you
I’m talking about 3 minutes of sun facing the storm 10 seconds before
a miracle comes that was supposed to save your life
But manage to trap you into falling for him all over again
5 minutes of freedom filled redemption songs Marley would have written if he lived
10 seconds of back breaking toes curling orgasms
That remind you…that it’s just NOT ENOUGH this time
4 hours of begging for forgiveness
These are the mistakes that are forgiven
But the pain lingers for so long you can never forget them
So you surrender to labeling these nights together
As a glimpse into a seventh heaven that will never believe in us
And you risk
falling
head
first
Praying to rediscover the gift of the daysfalling
head
first
We have been struggling this long to experience…just this once
These are the last notes of a song that reeks of something fragile
Too close to a curse that breaks your spells of loving him
Dreaming with hopes of finding the path that piggy backs on the road to revelations
And midnights bringing us closer
To watching the sun and the moon chase the BLUES on the same sky
Bringing him closer to walking away
and you…to closing the door
Walking away…closing the door…walking away…closing the
door
posted by Iyeoka at Sunday, February 11, 2007
1 Comments:
this is still my favorite one you performed when you were here at Wheaton. let me know if you get this in mp3 format, i cant wait if you do
blessings
~Steph Michals
michals_stephanie@wheatonma.edu
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