Back In My Arms

[ido1957]

Back In My Arms ©Gerry Steele

(Verse 1)
When it’s late at night and I close my eyes
I see a faded picture of you
And I wonder if tonight you might be
Thinking bout me too

Am I ever in your dreams
Do you ever yearn for me
Am I a long forgotten love
Or just a faded memory

(Chorus)
And if a miracle
Could bring you back to me
Our love will last this time I know
Make my dreams the memories we shared
Before I let you go

I want you back in my arms,
To hold you close to me
Baby I just can’t go on
Fill the emptiness within my heart
It’s been there since you’ve been gone

(Break - intro)

(Verse 2)
Just my desperate heart or maybe, all in my mind
I hear a distant whisper of you
The silence barely broken, yet it’s strong enough
To bring back all the pain of losing you

I won’t stop believing
And no matter what it takes
Keep on looking ‘til I find you
This is what I want to say

(Chorus)
And if a miracle
Could bring you back to me
Our love will last this time I know
Make my dreams the memories we shared
Before I let you go

I want you back in my arms,
To hold you close to me
Baby I just can’t go on
Fill the emptiness within my heart
It’s been there since you’ve been gone

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Still haven't worked up the music on this yet. It's always subject to change when that gets going...

[rayc]

You do this stuff SSSSSOOOOOOO well Gerry!
I can't wait to hear it.

[clevodrummer]

good song...

[up-fiddler]

++++++++10s OK....Now get to work recording this so I can hear what you do with it. Really, I can't wait. Good tune.

[Nicole_Rose]

good lyrics Ido, i can't wait to hear it

[gecko zzed]

Originally Posted by ido1957

When it’s late at night and I close my eyes
I see a faded picture of you
And I wonder if tonight you might be
Thinking bout me too

I have a big internal dilemma when I read lyrics such as these.

On the one hand I appreciate the care taken with them, the story they tell, and how they would sit nicely within the right musical framework. So there is no small measure of musical ability behind this.

But on the other hand, I am a crabby old cynic who craves novelty and I always think to myself, "Is there a way of saying roughly the same thing without using words and phrases that others have used?"

So I set myself a little exercise. How could I say "late at night" differently? How could I say "close my eyes" differently.

And I came up with a slightly modified first verse:

"When the moon strikes twelve on shuttered eyes
I see your dusty photograph
And wonder if those eyes return
The thoughts I hold of you"

It's a bit awkward, and I missed out on the rhyme. Clearly more work is needed. But that's the point . . . standard phrases are a lot easier to work with (which is why they are standards), but, in satisfying my selfish yearning for originality, I hope I can spur writers to go further, to look beyond the normal for their source of images.

[ido1957]

rayc, clevodrummer, up-fiddler, Nicole_Rose, gecko zzed
Thanks for taking the time to read these lines and for posting some great feedback. I'll be working on putting some music to the words as time permits. I'll post once I get a rough draft completed.

[up-fiddler]

Originally Posted by gecko zzed

......But that's the point . . . standard phrases are a lot easier to work with (which is why they are standards), but, in satisfying my selfish yearning for originality, I hope I can spur writers to go further, to look beyond the normal for their source of images.

Thanks and reps for a great reminder.

[LI_Slim]

I agree that it's a professional job, but also that it's nothing new; almost phoned in...