A fellow
BLM posted the lyrics to Daughtry’s song, ‘Gone Too Soon’, from their
new album, ‘Break The Spell’ yesterday and wow... could they be more
perfect? Pretty insightful writing for someone who has not lost a child.
I wish I could thank him for making a mainstream song about such a
taboo subject.
Follow this link to watch the ‘Making The Album Part 1’ video where at the 4:16 mark,
Chris Daughtry explains his thoughts, reasons and wants to write this
song. Very heartfelt.
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today could've been the day
that you blow out your candles
make a wish as you close your eyes
today could've been the day
everybody was laughin'
instead i just sit here and cry
who would you be?
what would you look like
when you looked at me for the very first time?
today could've been the next day of the rest of your life
not a day goes by that i don't think of you
i'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose
such a ray of light we never knew
gone too soon, yeah
would you have been president?
or a painter, an author or sing like your mother
one thing is evident
would've given all i had
would've loved ya like no other
who would you be?
what would you look like?
would you have my smile and her eyes?
today could've been the next day of the rest of your life
not a day goes by that i don't think of you
i'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose
such a ray of light we never knew
gone too soon, yeah
not a day goes by, oh
i'm always asking why, oh
not a day goes by that i don't think of you
i'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose
such a beautiful life we never knew
gone too soon
you were gone too soon, yeah
and not a day goes by
that i don't think of you
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The lines that gets me the most are,
‘what would you look like when you looked at me for the very first
time?’ What would it have been like to see your eyes, Claire? It’s so
sad to give birth to a baby that makes no noise, that does not move... a
baby that is sleeping.
Now that our rainbow is here, and
mysteriously still has blue eyes at 10 months old when the rest of us
have hazel, I wonder even more what colour Claire’s would have been...
