Every time you call

I'm finding my inspiration in the gym these days. Mostly at the end of a workout, when I'm lightheaded with exhaustion (and relief). That's when I start getting songs in my head. I finish them up in the shower, which is why my showers are sometimes almost as long as the workout. I don't sing the songs in the shower - that's probably bad form - but I do dance. Whoooooo!

Anyway, these two songs were inspired by friends and what they're going/have gone through. Neither one is based solely on one person - they're amalgations of various situations, experiences and reactions, which sort of mirror my own as well - but if any part of the song speaks to you, well then that song was probably written for you. (I hope you don't mind my 'borrowing' your experiences for my musical fodder =P Indulge me my vainglory, I'm in a melancholic mood and music always helps.) Thanks for the inspiration, babes. Enjoy.

Song #1 - A rock song. I kept thinking of Chris Daughtry when I came up with this one.

Best that she could be

She wakes up gasping in the middle of the night
Wonder why she's taking fright
There's nothing there but the echo of a name
She lies awake with her eyes tight shut
Tries to tell herself it don't matter much
The world's still turning and she's not the one to blame

Every new beginning comes from an end
She takes her chances, calls hope a friend
Wonder how many will fall along the way
She cries inside but she holds her head high
Won't let nobody ever hear her sigh
Prays for the strength to get her through the day

And it hurts her more than she cares to tell
No she won't admit how much it took
Or how hard she fell
And she's screaming, how could I be so wrong
Can't believe the time she wasted
How did it take so long
For her to see
This was not the best that she could be

She looks at the world with her big brown eyes
She says, it's good to feel hurt 'cos I know I'm alive
Every new cut is another page in my story
But all the pain's driving me insane
I'm getting leached away till just the bones remain
Now here I am in all my faded glory

So will you take me as I am, and then
Maybe one day I'll rise again
Maybe one day I'll be high enough to fall
My paper heart's been ripped to shreds
Can you piece it together with a needle and thread
Can you tell me that I'm all right after all

And it hurts her more than she cares to tell
No she won't admit how much it took
Or how hard she fell
And she's screaming, how could I be so wrong
Can't believe the time she wasted
How did it take so long
For her to see
This was not the best that she could be


Song #2 - This one's a boyband pop song =P Switchfoot meets The Moffatts.

Every time you call

Now it's over but I'm having trouble really letting go
Yeah it's over but there are some things I think you ought to know
After all these years we've been together, feelings running deep
Of all the things I said, there is one promise that I'll always keep

Every time you sigh
I will be right over
Every time you cry
I will dry every tear
But every time you lie
I will run away
'Cos there are things you shouldn't say
But I will love you till my dying day

Oh-oh-oh-ooh-oooh

Now we've said goodbye but I can't seem to stay away from you
Yeah you know I've tried but I can't help it, nothing I can do
Sometimes I wish I'd close my eyes and you would disappear
But then I look at you and I know I will always be here

Every time you call
I will be at your door
Every time you fall
I'll pick you up off the floor
But if you tell me that all
You'll ever need is me
Then baby I'd say can't you see
I love you but we're never meant to be

Oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooooh
Oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooooh
Oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooooh
Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Every time you call
(I will be there baby)
Every time you fall
(It's not a maybe)
Don't you tell me that's all
That you want from me
'Cos baby I'd say can't you see
I love you but we're never meant to be