lirik lagu kurt kemp - the songs i leave behind
[verse 1]
fifty~three years, i’ve carried this weight
tried five times, but i guess love won’t wait
indiana skies saw me rise and fall
built my life on broken dreams and walls
got three girls, but they’re so far away
pictures in a frame, memories that fade
i keep reaching out, but it slips through my hands
life’s a highway with no place to land
[pre~chorus]
but there’s a fire in my chest that won’t burn out
a voice in my head that’s screaming loud
[chorus]
if i can’t hold on to the ones i love
i’ll leave a light shining in the dark above
i’ll write these songs, let my pain unwind
maybe what i’ve lost will save another’s life
i’m leaving pieces of my soul in every line
these are the songs i leave behind
[verse 2]
i’ve spent my life searching for a place
running from the mirror, couldn’t face my face
every promise i broke feels like a scar
a map of my failures written in the stars
but my girls, oh, they’re my only prayer
even if they don’t know i’m always there
i’ll pour what i couldn’t give into these tunes
a melody to chase the ghosts from their rooms
[pre~chorus]
and when the world spins out, and you’ve lost your way
maybe my words will find you someday
[chorus]
if i can’t hold on to the ones i love
i’ll leave a light shining in the dark above
i’ll write these songs, let my pain unwind
maybe what i’ve lost will save another’s life
i’m leaving pieces of my soul in every line
these are the songs i leave behind
[bridge]
i know i can’t rewrite my past
but maybe this pen can make something last
for every tear i cried alone
i’ll build a bridge, i’ll carve a stone
and when i’m gone, let them play my words
let them echo through this broken earth
[chorus] (with more intensity)
if i can’t hold on to the ones i love
i’ll leave a light shining in the dark above
i’ll write these songs, let my pain unwind
maybe what i’ve lost will save another’s life
i’m leaving pieces of my soul in every line
these are the songs i leave behind
[outro] (gentle and hopeful)
fifty~three years, and i’m learning to see
even broken hearts leave legacies
indiana skies will hold my fight
in every word, i’ll find my light
and when my voice fades with time
these are the songs i leave behind
© 2025 kurt kemp. all rights reserved
title of song: “the songs i leave behind”
lyrics by: kurt kemp
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