Red Watcher - No Measure (SHADOW)

from SpinTunes 18 Round 2 by Spintunes

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It's a song about moving. Because I'm literally moving. To where? Florida, I guess. But ultimately? No one can tell.

It's a song about what I would do differently now that I know where I'm at. All in all, I wouldn't change a thing. I take everything with me. In a box or in my brain.

It was challenging... in many ways. The biggest challenge was thinking about whether to submit it or not. But if I didn't put my heart in it, then I couldn't call it music.

Dedicated to my dear co-composer JoAnn Abbott.

lyrics

Distant the years that slip behind us now
Glimpses of memories that no one can recall
No one but ourselves

My, how it seemed to be so promising back then
Time was a river growing wilder at the bends
No measure til it ends
To where? No one could tell

If I had to do it all again,
I think I would
I know I would
Even knowing all the pain it sent
I think I would
I’m sure I would

Pieces of pictures flashes as I pack
Seeing the room so empty but we had
Everything we loved

I cannot tell you what will come to be
You know the reason well enough to see
You believe like me
But is it still enough?

If I had to do it all again,
I think I would
I know I would
Even knowing all the pain it sent,
I think I would
I’m sure I would

Every single word you ever said
Every single note I ever bled
If I had I do it all again,
Just know I would
I would

credits

from SpinTunes 18 Round 2, released October 18, 2021
Lyrics and Music by Ted Kiper

Work Cited: "Steps and Regrets" by Jailhouse Payback.

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