The day I'm gone,
That's fear,
That is left in my heart's veneer.
To a time,
When my voice,
Would no longer still the tides,
The guiding lights.
The day I'm gone,
Is the day that I fear.
Time is a reason to embrace,
A promise held in place,
For a mind to stay cognizant of its space,
To lay the grounds ablaze,
Call yourself a maze.
The day I'm spent,
That is the fear,
Will you carry my remnants through the clear?
Is it vain,
To leave a piece of me behind to tell the world,
"Hey! I may be gone,
But remember me the same."
In a world where millions come and go,
Will I keep the afterglow?
When the sun sets in the background of a bay,
Will our stars not fade away?
Fade away to grey.
Today's the day,
My mom would say,
"You've run 35 years around the sun,
Fighting fear with the light,
You've been carrying my hopes within you bright.
Don't you worry child,
The day I’m gone,
I never did fear."
The day I'm gone,
There will be no fear,
Your love has filled my heart's veneer,
To a time,
When my voice,
Would no longer still the tides,
You'll be my guiding light,
The day I'm gone,
is the day I hold dear.
credits
from Chasing Joy,
released August 25, 2023
Written, arranged & performed by Asela Perera (LK)
Cello arranged by Natasha Senanayake (LK)
Cello performed by Emma Johnson (US)
Produced by Asela Perera, Natasha Senanayake & Nishan Daniel (LK)
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer - Nishan Daniel at The Sooriya Village, Sri Lanka
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