Robby Berman—lead and background vocals, piano, basses, cellos, violas, violins
(All instruments in italics are software instruments played from a keyboard.)
© 2009 Robby Berman
Oh, no
Here I am
This place I’ve come to know
Another friend has left behind
An aching in my soul.
Daylight fades
Darkness falls
I’ve been here before.
Hushed and still
Stopped until
Life makes sense once more.
Every time it feels the same
Empty deep inside
Nothing left
Out of air
Shaken, cold,
Frail, and scared.
Fair you well
I hear you call
Find your own hereafter
Fare you well
Be on your way
Back to life and laughter.
Time flies
People die
Is how it’s going to go
And pass they will
More frequently
The older that I grow.
Friend and foe
Off they’ll go
Taken one by one
Each replaced
By silent space
All is said and done.
Fare you well
I hear you say
Though your spirit’s shaken
Feel the rain
Upon your face
Thank this day for breaking.
What if each and every loss
Takes so hard a toll
Stops the world
Blocks the sun
How can one
Carry on?
And so
Here I stand
It all comes back to me
If all that’s left are traces of
Your precious memory.
And so tonight
My friend, goodbye
Though tears are in my eyes
It’s joy with which I’ll do my best
To think about your life.
Fair you well
I hear you call
Find your own hereafter
Fare you well
Be on your way
Back to life and laughter.