I got a phone call in the middle of the night...my niece Rose had passed away. She had been battling cancer for a few months and couldn't fight any longer. Rose lived a solitary life and was a bit of a recluse. I found out just a while ago that she was bi-polar and along with her cancer and subsequent treatments made her quite unapproachable. She never complained about her condition or life situation and I can't recall hearing her say anything bad about anyone. I wish I had spent more time enjoying her company than spending a lifetime trying to figure her out. This song was written and recorded today and I'll make no excuses for it's roughness or my voice breaking. Rose was 51.
In hallowed walks I think of you though time will try to steal this view
Oblivious to all the traps and pitfalls as you formed the map
To who knows where along your way no fellow souls within your stay
But now the road has made you choose between to gain and us to lose
With no cries for help and no need for consolation
You lived and died with no remorse or condemnation
Fighting your battles alone
Away from the world you'd outgrown
Does someone know why babies cry when all is well and full and dry
Is it because they want to soar but wings are bound and premature
And I imagine Rose had longed to visit lands where she belonged
And now she has the means to fly and not look back or say goodbye
With no cries for help and no need for consolation
You lived and died with no remorse or condemnation
Fighting your battles alone
Away from the world you'd outgrown
And now you have the means to fly and not look back or say goodbye