I'm Here Loving You - Lyrics
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mrdreamjeansI wrote the following song lyric for a musical that I have yet to complete. Its inspiration comes from those perfect three-day weekends when someone flies or drives in to see someone special, says all the right things, is perfectly charming and articulate; where you have terrific sex, share intimate romantic dinners ... You know - the first-impression weekend where you find yourself doing silly things like making sure you wake up early enough to brush your teeth, comb your hair and climb back in bed before your partner wakes:)
The weekend on someone else's turf ends; you return to your home, unpack the clothes you bought especially for the weekend, put on your favorite ratty pajamas or shorts, grab a box of cookies and maybe a good book or watch that trashy TV program that you supposedly have no knowledge of. There you are, the real you shlumping on the couch exhausted by all of that extra effort. You're home. Time to finally be yourself.
Since I travel so much in my work, I used to experience quite a few of these "perfect" weekends. It took a long time for me to realize that the real me was more than good enough. Here's how I put the subject into song:
"I'm Here Loving You"
It's always much more simple
to love you at a distance.
The miles between moments
make the longing more insistent.
It's a dream that began,
with a kiss, not a plan
and it grows cause I know that you're there
and I'm here loving you.
Across the world, across the sea,
beneath the moon, beyond the breeze
waits a star that shines for me,
but it's much nearer...far away from me.
Why can't I love in the here and now?
Why won't the doubts go away?
Why must I love when it can't exist beyond today?
It's frightening how my mind works
when the feelings are for real.
I'm near you and I can't breath
for the fear that they are real.
But a journey away, puts my heart into play.
I'm aware that I care, cause you're there
and I'm here loving you.
Across the world, across the sea,
beneath the moon, beyond the breeze
waits a star that shines for me,
but it's much clearer... far away from me.
But it's much dearer.... far away from me.
I'm happy to say that a couple of happy relationships where I found that I could fully be myself and be accepted and loved, faults and all, changed this particular tune. However, I like to remind myself from time to time of hard-learned lessons. Monogamy, Monotony and Monopoly are indeed separate terms. I've done the research.
The results and new rules? Know the real me first; find and feel friendship for the other person first; develop mutual respect first. Kisses and hugs first. Then let the perfect three-day weekends and the games begin.... :)
The weekend on someone else's turf ends; you return to your home, unpack the clothes you bought especially for the weekend, put on your favorite ratty pajamas or shorts, grab a box of cookies and maybe a good book or watch that trashy TV program that you supposedly have no knowledge of. There you are, the real you shlumping on the couch exhausted by all of that extra effort. You're home. Time to finally be yourself.
Since I travel so much in my work, I used to experience quite a few of these "perfect" weekends. It took a long time for me to realize that the real me was more than good enough. Here's how I put the subject into song:
"I'm Here Loving You"
It's always much more simple
to love you at a distance.
The miles between moments
make the longing more insistent.
It's a dream that began,
with a kiss, not a plan
and it grows cause I know that you're there
and I'm here loving you.
Across the world, across the sea,
beneath the moon, beyond the breeze
waits a star that shines for me,
but it's much nearer...far away from me.
Why can't I love in the here and now?
Why won't the doubts go away?
Why must I love when it can't exist beyond today?
It's frightening how my mind works
when the feelings are for real.
I'm near you and I can't breath
for the fear that they are real.
But a journey away, puts my heart into play.
I'm aware that I care, cause you're there
and I'm here loving you.
Across the world, across the sea,
beneath the moon, beyond the breeze
waits a star that shines for me,
but it's much clearer... far away from me.
But it's much dearer.... far away from me.
I'm happy to say that a couple of happy relationships where I found that I could fully be myself and be accepted and loved, faults and all, changed this particular tune. However, I like to remind myself from time to time of hard-learned lessons. Monogamy, Monotony and Monopoly are indeed separate terms. I've done the research.
The results and new rules? Know the real me first; find and feel friendship for the other person first; develop mutual respect first. Kisses and hugs first. Then let the perfect three-day weekends and the games begin.... :)
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Date: 2004-05-03 08:39 am (UTC)Secondly, it seems to me that you have these "perfect" weekends when you're away from home and can then pick-and-choose the items to bring with you to give the "perfect" impression to whomever. Then, once you're home, you become the real you again. How often do you have (or take) the opportunity to have these same people visit you on your home turf, to have them see you in your "natural environment"? It might be interesting to see if THEY experience a "perfect" weekend, and if you notice if they're the same person on the road as they are when you visit them.
Don't be too hard on yourself. We all slip into different personas, depending on the situation. We're not the same people interacting with our parents, as we are down at the bar, indulging in a bit of playful grab-ass and dishing the dirt. You're not the same guy on the road as you are at home. Odds are, your friends aren't either. Besides, when you're on the road, you're "on". Nothing changes a person's behavior more than KNOWING they're being observed. No WONDER you kick back, climb into your grubbies and grab a bag of cookies once you're home; it's EXHAUSTING being under the spotlight for so long!
I like..
Date: 2004-05-03 05:34 pm (UTC)Personally, I really like what your song "has to say". I still have a fella that's "far away from me" I'm not sure how I feel about. Though our relationship was begun the way you finished your entry with, and I agree, it's the best way for it to happen. We were friends first via online, followed by a week long vacation (of just being friends) containing some hugs, cuddles, and a growing friendship, then the next visit turned into "more", and we have a great time when ever we're together. I won't lie, it's a struggled relationship when we're apart, and that's where I relate to your song's lyrics. We've gotten to the point that I don't consider it the relationship that it was anymore, and I started to see the other guy in my life.... Lots of personal information from my end, sorry. Basically I really appreciate some aspects of the song besides the well crafted-ness of it's lyrics.