SOMETIMES
Sometimes it feels like everyone is shouting out loud at you
And you feel like a painting trapped behind glass
Sometimes all you want to do is hold your head and scream
Drowning, you know that you must surface for fresh air
Sometimes, there are times in your life
When you stand alone on the shoreline
Underneath the clear blue new morning sky
Looking out to the horizon where air and water meet
And you dream of stories of old, and mariners bold
Lured by sirens and mermaids to unknown shores
You dream of swimming with dolphins at play
Singing with whales in some long forgotten language
Something inside of you so much wants to swim in the waters
Try somehow to reach that always moving horizon
Maybe, just maybe, that’s where happiness truly lies
Sometimes it feels like the world is not listening to you
All too often it feels like there are no sounds that you can make
Sometimes you feel like you have become invisible
You are just a newly fallen leaf blowing in the wind
The sea breeze is blowing colder now
Dark clouds are forming out at sea
Something deep inside, something instinctive tells you
That once again they are coming your way
Wherever you look in life, they are never far away
There’s a storm coming, and nothing that you do or say
Will stop the rain, the winds, the thunder and lightning
Time to leave this place now before you hear the sirens call
Time to try and run before the eye of the storm sees you
Hope that there will be sunshine after the rain
And maybe, just maybe, there will be a rainbow too
Sometimes it feels like blue skies are not for you
It feels like the storm always knows your name (pause) but
Sometimes, just sometimes you feel things are getting better
You hope that tomorrow is another day (Pause)
Sometimes…there are special times in your life
When you get to stand underneath
the shimmering stars in the night time sky
With someone very special to you at your side
and look up to the heavens and feel so small
in the endless wonders of the universe .
You think of stories of the Gods of old and the fates,
think of the games that they can play, but not today.
This time you get to stand tall inside and speak out aloud,
just in case anyone up there is still listening
"Thank you, this time everything came out just right"
And you feel like a painting trapped behind glass
Sometimes all you want to do is hold your head and scream
Drowning, you know that you must surface for fresh air
Sometimes, there are times in your life
When you stand alone on the shoreline
Underneath the clear blue new morning sky
Looking out to the horizon where air and water meet
And you dream of stories of old, and mariners bold
Lured by sirens and mermaids to unknown shores
You dream of swimming with dolphins at play
Singing with whales in some long forgotten language
Something inside of you so much wants to swim in the waters
Try somehow to reach that always moving horizon
Maybe, just maybe, that’s where happiness truly lies
Sometimes it feels like the world is not listening to you
All too often it feels like there are no sounds that you can make
Sometimes you feel like you have become invisible
You are just a newly fallen leaf blowing in the wind
The sea breeze is blowing colder now
Dark clouds are forming out at sea
Something deep inside, something instinctive tells you
That once again they are coming your way
Wherever you look in life, they are never far away
There’s a storm coming, and nothing that you do or say
Will stop the rain, the winds, the thunder and lightning
Time to leave this place now before you hear the sirens call
Time to try and run before the eye of the storm sees you
Hope that there will be sunshine after the rain
And maybe, just maybe, there will be a rainbow too
Sometimes it feels like blue skies are not for you
It feels like the storm always knows your name (pause) but
Sometimes, just sometimes you feel things are getting better
You hope that tomorrow is another day (Pause)
Sometimes…there are special times in your life
When you get to stand underneath
the shimmering stars in the night time sky
With someone very special to you at your side
and look up to the heavens and feel so small
in the endless wonders of the universe .
You think of stories of the Gods of old and the fates,
think of the games that they can play, but not today.
This time you get to stand tall inside and speak out aloud,
just in case anyone up there is still listening
"Thank you, this time everything came out just right"
NOTES
This one starts with a spoken word chorus. The rest is spoken word maybe over a single tone note, or perhaps a simple melody
This one starts with a spoken word chorus. The rest is spoken word maybe over a single tone note, or perhaps a simple melody
"Sometimes" Copyright © Tom King 2022