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Wednesday, 21 April 2010

If I am

"If I am" by Nine Days is my favourite song for all time. I love John Hampson's vocals...the way he weaves his lyrics...so flawless. I can't ever get tired of hearing this song.

My brother asked me one day while we were listening to it in the car - how I'd feel if a guy sang it to me. Right now I can't remember what I said in answer exactly, but I know that it's the message behind the song that'd truly pull me in.

I post the lyrics below so you'll understand why.

So you're standin on the ledge
It looks like you might fall
Its so far down
Or maybe you were thinkin about jumpin
Now you could have it all
If you learned a little patience
For though I cannot fly
I'm not content to crawl
So give me a little credit
Have in me a little faith
I wanna be with you forever
If tomorrow's not too late
But its always too late when you got nothin
So you say
You should never let the sun set on tomorrow
Before the sun rises today

If I am

Another waste of everything you dreamed of
I will let you down
If I am
Only here to watch you as you suffer
I will let you down

So you're walkin on the edge

And you wait your turn to fall
But you're so far gone
That you don't see the hands upheld to catch you
And you could find the fault
In the heart that you've been handed
For though you cannot fly
You're not content to crawl
And its always too late when you got nothin
So you say
But we should never let the sun set on tomorrow
Before the sun rises

If I am

Another waste of everything you hoped for
I will let you down
If I am
Only here to watch you as you suffer
I will let you down

So you're standin on the ledge

It looks like you might fall

If I am

Another waste of everything you dreamed of
I will let you down
If I am
Only here to watch you as you suffer
I will let you down

The answers we find

Are never what we had in mind
So we make it up as we go along
You don't talk of dreams
Well I won't mention tomorrow
And we won't make those promises that we can't keep

I will never leave you

I will not let you down
I will never leave you
I will not let you down

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