Torch, by Alanis Morissette.
A beautiful song, to me it embodies the feelings of a woman who has lost her life partner or husband. It is heart breakingly sad and beautifully thankful at the same time. I shall let the words speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy.
ALANIS MORISSETTE LYRICS
And your pure abiding way
Miss your approach to life
And your body in my bed
Miss your take on anything
And the music you would play
Miss cracking up and wrestling
Our debriefs at end of day
These are the things that I miss
These are not times for the weak of heart
These are the days of raw despondence
And I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this
I miss your neck and your gait
And your sharing what you write
Miss you walking through the front door
Documentaries in your hand
Miss traveling our traveling
And your fun and charming friends
Miss our Big Sur getaways
And you watch you love my dogs
These are the things that I miss
These are not times for the weak of heart
These are the days of raw despondence
And I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this
One step one prayer
I soldier on
Stimulating moving on
I miss your warmth and the thought
Of us bringing up our kids
And the part of you that was with your stick-tied handkerchief
These are the things that I miss
These are not times for the weak of heart
These are the days of raw despondence
And I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like
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Helen at This thing called life one word at a time invites everyone who would like to play along so we can share some fantastic music together.
Here are the rules for Song Lyric Sunday:
- Post the lyrics to a favorite song or a new song you want to share
- Make sure you credit the singer/band and provide a link to where you found the lyrics
- Link to the YouTube video, or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song
- Ping back to Helen’s post that will go up every Sunday by 9am MST
- Check out at least one other person’s blog so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process