ABOUT

Song7 - Lay It Down

Tuning - DADGA#D#

This is the second of the songs that is sorta about a character in a book I'm writing. The first one was about the character rationalizing doing... well... evil. The character is basically good and the things that he does haunt him, to the point of drowning himself in a bottle. Through the book, the character has to learn to deal with it and... well, if I go into more I'll spoil the book a bit.

I'll spare you the normal complaints about my throat... after this song, I'll be leaving the weighty/depressing genre for something a bit lighter... I hope

LYRICS

Lay It Down

Like Atlas shrugging the world around
you're all that stands 'twixt rock and ground
without a word without a sound
because this is what you deserve

A crushing weight that binds your heart
it's slowly tearing you apart
you'd put it down if you could start
but you haven't got the nerve

(chorus 2x)
Lay it down
Be at peace
Lay it down
Find release

There's a mirror here but where to look?
Each prayer you said, each vow you took
is written in this weighty book
it's not graded on the curve
Like a cancer from a dream
cold to chill in an endless stream
if there was a way to be redeemed
you'd take it without reserve

Chorus

It's easier
to forget than forgive
but the reality
is you must live

Chorus

MP3

layitdown.mp3