Aug 9 from TO R. by Lisa Li

I used to hum your tunes on the road
Your voice would ride with me back home
I don’t think 5000 miles are far
And hundreds of days aren’t long oh
Sometimes I feel like I’m a fool
Just another face in the crowd
You can’t even hear me shout
After the day you went away
I crushed into a dream that couldn't stay
I'm gathering scattered pieces just to prove I was there
You were standing there so close, Now I’m in tears
Cause I‘d prayed for that moment so long
I adore your fluffy ginger hair
And I love the overalls you wear
Every lyric that you wrote, Every story in your songs
Even flipped upside down, I'd never call them wrong
Sometimes I dream about your face
Hold you in my heart like flames
But you don't even know my name
After the day you went away
I wrote this song and find my words to say
I'm gathering scattered pieces just to prove I was there
You were standing there so close, Now I’m in tears
Cause I‘d prayed for that moment so long
When I look at these photos, I can still see your shadow
Even though you're far away
When I look at these photos, I can still hear your echo
All around me
I'm gathering scattered pieces just to prove I was there
You were standing there so close, Now I’m in tears
Silence is the loudest sound around
Hoping one day you can hear my sound
I've prayed for that moment to be found

• Pop
• singer-songwriter
• Boston