Songs for a Friend

It's hard to know what to say sometimes when a good friend is finding life tough going. One can only listen and pray and hope that they will come through it OK. It can be scary when all that you once thought you knew and were so sure of suddenly doesn't seem to make sense any more. And you wonder what went wrong and whether it's been all a waste of time and if you can indeed find your own way.

This is a prayer of songs - a terrible one at that because the music just seems so all over the place. Nonetheless the lyrics capture some of the raw emotions that we sometimes encounter on this journey called life. And I hope that the last song will lift your spirits a little - may it remind us to always feel the morning sun and to grasp the hope and promise of a brand new day with each sunrise.

In the Sun - Joseph Arthur (Performed by Michael Stipe & Coldplay)

I picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong
And falling down on your knees asking for sympathy
And being caught in between all you wish for and all you've seen
And trying to find anything you can feel that you can believe in

May God’s love be with you
Always
May God’s love be with you

I know I would apologise if I could see your eyes
'Cause when you showed me myself I became someone else
But I was caught in between all you wish for and all you need
I picture you fast asleep
A nightmare comes
You can’t keep awake

May God’s love be with you
Always
May God’s love be with you

‘Cause if I find
If I find my own way
How much will I find
If I find
If I find my own way
How much will I find
You

I don’t know anymore
What it’s for
I’m not even sure
If there is anyone who is in the sun
Will you help me to understand
‘Cause I been caught in between all you wish for and all you need
Maybe you’re not even sure what it’s for
Any more than me



Wake Up Dead Man - U2

Jesus, Jesus help me
I'm alone in this world
And a fucked up world it is too
Tell me, tell me the story
The one about eternity
And the way it's all gonna be

Wake up, wake up dead man
Wake up, wake up dead man

Your father, he's in charge of heaven
He made the world in seven
Would you put in a word in for... me

Walk On - U2

And if the darkness is to keep us apart
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
And if your glass heart should crack
If for a second you turn back
Oh no, be strong

Walk on, walk on
What you got, they can't steal it
No, they can't even feel it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight

You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed, to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly, for freedom

Walk on, walk on
What you got, they can't deny it
Can't sell it, or buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight

And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on

Home - Hard to know what it is, if you never had one
Home - I can't say what it is, but I know I'm going
Home - It's where the hurt is

And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on

You gotta leave it behind
Leave it behind
You've got to leave it behind

All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you deal
All you count on two fingers
And steal

Leave it behind
You've gotta leave it behind
Leave it behind
Leave it behind



Se a vida e (That’s the Way Life Is) - Pet Shop Boys

Come outside and see a brand new day
The troubles in your mind will blow away
It's easy to believe they're here to stay
But you won't find them standing in your way

Se a vida e, I love you
Come outside and feel the morning sun
Se a vida e, I love you
Life is much more simple when you're young
Come on, essa vida e
That's the way life is
That's the way life is

Although we see the world through different eyes
We share the same idea of paradise
So don't search in the stars for signs of love
Look around your life, you'll find enough

Why do you want to sit alone in gothic gloom
Surrounded by the ghosts of love that haunt your room?
Somewhere there's a different door to open wide
You gotta throw those skeletons out of your closet and come outside

So you will see a brand new day
The troubles in your mind will blow away
It's easy to believe they're here to stay
But you won't find them standing in your way

Se a vida e, I love you
Come outside and feel the morning sun
Se a vida e', I love you
Life is much more simple when you're young
Come on, essa vida e
That's the way life is
That's the way life is