...last night...

[PAS]

Went to a BNL concert last night...

Have heard the song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" for years (Its a Canadian classic).. but listening to the Ladies play it last night (I have loved their arrangement of this song since the first time I heard it years ago)and it made me think of my relationship... and the rollercoaster nature of a relationship between two survivors...

Anyhooo.... here are the lyrics.. I'm sure all you partners can relate.

Keep kickin' at that darkness, y'all.

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Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by
You never get to stop and open our eyes
One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall
The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all
Lovers in a dangerous time

These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This fragrant skin this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste

Lovers in a dangerous time

When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
When you're lovers in a dangerous time

 

[Leosha]

Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight


These two lines struck out at me mostly. My girlfriend and I, we have been through such a great deal together. We have been friends for quite some time now, and have been through her going through a very serious car accident, and now her helping me through this. It is truly a relationship made of 'give and take', and has come through a fight.

I appreciate that you posted this.

Leosha

 

[SAR]

Bumping this up because I have a new favorite "partner" song, **which has a possible trigger in it.**

"Glow in the Dark Plastic Angel"

You came by in the hat your mother knit you
In clothes that do not fit you anymore
You sat down in the corner of my bedroom
I hung the Closed for Good sign on my door
I said, "Nothing works today. Everything is broken
Everything is choking on ambivalence."
You put a plastic angel on my desk and said,
"I cannot fix this
But this may help to move you towards deliverance."

Glow in the dark plastic angel, it's the first day of spring
Nothing's making sense anymore
75 miles an hour, let freedom ring
I finally get what my wings are for
I finally get what my wings are for

All day long Mom and Dad were fighting
Thunder and lightning through the walls
Sticks and stones can break a heart to pieces
But it's nothing like the damage from no phone calls
I wish that I could speak
I'd tell her not to bother
I'd tell her he's my father not the king
I wish that he would stay
But he won't be held by duty
I wish he saw the beauty in the ring

Chorus

You came by when everything was broken
Bringing me this token of your love
You laughed and said, "It's only superstition
But I'm making it my mission to relieve you of
This tired broken world.
There's just no way to fight it
Sit down, and be quiet, I won't go
Here's an angel for your desk
It's only a reminder
I'm leaving her behind so you will always know I'm here."

Chorus

The song is by Nerissa Nields off of the album "This Town is Wrong" by Nerissa and Katryna Nields (2004, Zoe Records).

 

[wifenneed]

"Got to kick at the darkness"

That's what I feel like, I'm kicking at the darkness, especially these last few weeks. I appreciate the songs and poetry posted, it helps me see that others go through some of the same feelings I do.

Take care all.....