We sit together
In I.T. class
Me and her
In nineteen eighty something
Bits and bytes
Playing second drum
To our own curriculum
We laugh and we joke
We live on a prayer
So early days
No burden, no care
Everyone
Is in awe of her
Perfect beauty, I swear
I swear
Behind the smile
And beautiful eyes
A pain lies dormant
A deep hurt resides
She didn't know it
Couldn't have a clue
What lay in store
And what she might do
She's only half way home
She's not yet half way home
School ends
Time and Tides go by, my parted friend
We Meet again, coincidence and chance
Quietly, 37 candles burn
She's only half way, only half way
Tragedies affect all of us in different ways
Some people might react to stress immediately
Others may not react until later
Some people may feel higher levels of feat
Or relive past experiences
It's common for people who have experienced a tragedy
To feel a sense of loss
Helplessness or numbness for a period of time
They may feel nervous or on edge
Some people may have troubling memories
Or difficulty sleeping or concentrating
Many may not recognize that these reactions
Are related to the stressful event
She stands in her wedding dress on a cold Saint Stephen's day
Las Vegas for her honey moon
New Year in the USA
A whole new life with him
'Til death it does them part
Hides her problems underneath her veil
Gonna be a brand new start
Everything appears right for her
On the surface it seems at least
All the demons exorcised
She's tamed the hidden beast
But the rats of paranoia gnawing on her mind
Emerging from the darkness
How could she be so blind?
She stands broken on the viaduct on a cold and lonely night
Holds her wedding band into her palm
She feels the edges bite
Salt water and mascara stroke the canvas of her face
A blurred painting in a gallery
That she doesn't seem to place
The weather vane creaking to her right, suggests, persuades, directs
The taxis drift behind her
A cortège of funeral guests
She takes one last look into herself, what she's become
The penultimate rush of finality, here yet only half way home
Didn't we see her not half way home?
Painted in waves where she lay finally alone
All I could see was the child I'd known
Close enough yet only half way home
Didn't we see her not half way home?
Painted in waves where she lay
All I could see was the child I'd known
She's fading, she's fading
She's close enough, close enough
Yet only half way home
Half way home
Half way home
Half way home
Yet only half way home