"When I Was Someone"
(Lyrics By Gerald Logan)
(Verse 1)
I used to run through the fields ‘til the sun went to sleep
Chasing dreams that were bigger than me
The stars back then felt close enough to keep
Now they’re just lights I can barely see
Some days I’m seventeen with the world in my hands
Other days I can’t even stand
(Chorus)
I was someone once…
With fire in my eyes, and the wind in my lungs
I built a thousand castles out of nothing but hope
Now I’m holding on to the pieces of smoke
Faces I loved come and fade away
Like clouds on a warm July day
I was someone… once
(Verse 2)
There was a girl with a ribbon in her hair
I can still smell the rain when she was there
We swore forever, but forever’s a thief
It took her, it took time, it took my belief
Now her name is a ghost that I call in my dreams
But when I wake, it slips out like steam
(Chorus)
I was someone once…
With fire in my eyes, and the wind in my lungs
I built a thousand castles out of nothing but hope
Now I’m holding on to the pieces of smoke
Faces I loved come and fade away
Like clouds on a warm July day
I was someone… once
(Bridge)
The doctors smile soft, like they’re scared I might break
And I laugh, though I’m not sure if I’m still awake
I’m a boy, I’m a man, I’m a stranger, I’m a name
And the mirror just whispers, “It’s all the same”
(Chorus)
I was someone once…
And I still feel the wind when the windows are wide
I still see the boy that I am deep inside
But the edges are fraying, the colors all run
And the day always ends before it’s begun
Faces I loved come and fade away
Like clouds on a warm July day
I was someone… once
(Outro)
If I don’t remember the life that I made
Tell me my stories, don’t let them fade
Hold my hand, let me know I was loved
And that I was… someone… once
