Monday, April 30, 2012
'Until Tomorrow' by Gail Ann Dorsey
I have fallen in love with a song--this song. Pure poetry set to music. It's beautiful, both the music and the lyrics. It is a song from the soundtrack to the movie Phoenix, itself a very good and very underrated little movie, just like this song. I tried finding the lyrics online and couldn't, so I listened carefully to the song and wrote them down. I believe Gail Ann Dorsey wrote this song and sang it. If so, she is as good a songwriter as she is singer and musician. Here are the lyrics to 'Until Tomorrow'. Enjoy........
These are the pieces
Of all that I was
My troubles will never define me
Overcoming them does.
If I try to stand up
Would you hold me down?
The choices I made
Were all my own
All my own.
(chorus)
I have fallen in too deep
Miles to go, before I sleep
Before I sleep.
Give me peace
I am lost
Give me wings, to rise above
To rise above.
If I ask forgiveness
Would you give me that now?
If I wanted to hold you
Would you show me how?
No need for reasons
No time for sorrow
Each day is a new day
And lasts only until tomorrow.
(chorus)
The four important F's
My friend Cindy, who is a retired minister, sends me different spiritual and inspirational reflections as she comes across them and thinks I...