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Slipping Away Contest Sponsor: Becca Teagan "SLIPPING AWAY" -Switchfoot Remember coming home at four in the morning Before the sun was up Back when the east was a fire of gold Just waiting for the rest of the sky to fall in love Our hope is just a metaphor, of something better For all of our dreams tonight And fear is just a shadow of the things that matter the most And I fear that I'm losing hope tonight Oh oh I feel like I'm dreaming Oh oh staring up at the ceiling Oh oh it's four in the morning I can't sleep and it feels like a warning Oh oh you wouldn't believe me If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling Oh oh the words that I wanted to say t feel them slipping away Remember that kid with the quivering lip Whose heart was on his sleeve like a first aid kit Where are you now? Where are you now? Remember that kid, didn't know when to quit I still lose my breath when I think about it Oh, where'd you go? (Oh where'd you go?) Oh oh I feel like I'm dreaming Oh oh staring up at the ceiling Oh oh it's four in the morning I can't sleep and it feels like a warning Oh oh you wouldn't believe me If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling Oh oh the words that I wanted to say I feel them slipping away I know this isn't what you wanted Past words in the present are haunting us now And on and on and on and on My heartbeat could tell you it's urgent I try to shout but the words don't come out I feel I'm slipping away Oh oh I feel like I'm dreaming Oh oh staring up at the ceiling Oh oh it's four in the morning I can't sleep and it feels like a warning Oh oh you wouldn't believe me If I could say it just the way that I'm feeling Oh oh The words that I wanted to say I feel them slipping away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "YOU STILL PASS THROUGH ME"-My Poem You still pass through me while I weep in my bed, I remember all the hurtful lies you easily said, I wish it was me who died that tragic way instead, You still pass through me as I’m haunted by your smile, My white memories are burdened while my soul sees red, But now I know that depressed mania was just your style. Oh baby, you went away without taking me, Oh, you stayed away, too blind to see, Oh baby, you broke your life given so free, Oh, you never knew how good you could be. You still pass through me while I remember all the warnings, All the drunk nights I suffered at four in the morning, Phone calls too late, scaring me as the darkness was swarming, You still pass through me even when you went missing, So many lost lies with tragic goodbyes, your eyes hoarding, And all those nights alone I prayed and kept on wishing. Oh baby, you went away without taking me, Oh, you stayed away, too blind to see, Oh baby, you broke your life given so free, Oh, you never knew how good you could be. You still pass through me as you gently drift away, Slipping right through my fingers that New Year’s day, My heartbeat told me it’s urgent, but what words to say, You still pass through me when I visit your grave, No good memories of you, only you walking astray, I can’t breathe without you, though I try to be brave. Oh baby, you went away without taking me, Oh, you stayed away, too blind to see, Oh baby, you broke your life given so free, Oh, you never knew how good you could be. Oh my love...you still pass through me as you gently drift away… Date Written: May 12, 2016
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