These are the Walls
This song was originally going to be in a musical I was writing. The show didn't survive, but this tune did. It started out much slower but I like the juxtaposition of mostly sad lyrics against a lighter beat. It goes along with the hopefulness of the last verse.
These Are the Walls
music and lyrics by Johnny Schaefer
This is the house we lived in
I guess we won't live here anymore
Soon I'll go my way
Just like you went yours
These are the walls I painted
and this is the floor you made me sweep
this is the bed where we did more than sleep
CHORUS
I still feel like we're together
Even as we get torn apart
gotta learn to accept things as they are
This is the door we opened
and this is the porch you lit each night
I've always loved to come home to that light
This is our kitchen table
well, now it's just wood, a bench, some chairs
Love made it seem like magic happened there
CHORUS
Maybe one day I'll see you
and we will decide to smile
then we'll forget our troubles for a while
maybe we'll reconsider
the terrible things we both have said
maybe we'll find our love was never dead
© copyright 2013- Johnny Schaefer- Auditory Verve music
all vocals by Johnny Schaefer, featuring Regina Bunye on flute