You were once
My one companion
You were all
That mattered
You were once
A friend and father
Then my world
Was shattered
Wishing you were
Somehow here again
Wishing you were
Somehow near
Sometimes it seemed
If I just dreamed
Somehow you would
Be here
Wishing I could
Hear your voice again
Knowing that I
Never would
Dreaming of you
Won't help me to do
All that you dreamed
I could
Passing bells
And sculpted angels
Cold and monumental
Seem, for you
The wrong companions
You were warm and gentle
Too many years
Fighting back tears
Why can't the past
Just die?
Wishing you were
Somehow here again
Knowing we must
Say goodbye
Try to forgive
Teach me to live
Give me the strength
To try
No more memories
No more silent tears
No more gazing across
The wasted years
Help me say
Goodbye
I listened to this shortly after my grandmother’s death, and now, I genuinely listen to it in memory of my father. This musical has genuine beauty, and is what a musical ought to be.
The songs lyrics in the chorus describes how I feel about my grandparents not being here anymore.....I miss them both......it hurts....but life goes on even though the scar's still there.... it's just one you cannot see
When it was playing in Sweden they actually translaten this song to Swedish while letting the rest of the songs be sung in English, since Christine is originally from Sweden
I dedicated this song to my late fiance who passed away last year in September due to his type 1 diabetes. I still wish he was here with me and everything cuz he was pretty much everything I wanted in life and was the love of my life. But I know he would want me to move on and find someone else which I have a boyfriend now but still, I cant let go of my fiance. I dont think I ever will be able to.