I wrote this one right before I went to bed last night. It’s strange, but sometimes I still expect my father to come home from work and walk through the front door, just like he did for so many years. We all find ourselves falling into that trap sometimes, don’t we? Have you, friends? xoxo
And almost felt like I’ve lived here in another life
Sometimes all I can do is trace my footsteps as I pace back and forth
Hoping you’ll walk through the door
These days, it’s like you’re still here
Or maybe I’m looking back just to look forward to something
Or maybe my heart just needs to hold on a little longer
The one thing my heart doesn’t know
Is if I’ll ever stop chasing your ghost
Well, it’s been so long since you’ve been gone
Just move on already
I can hear the whispers of hushed conversations
Don’t they know this tightrope I’m walking on is so uneasy
These days, it’s like you’re still here
Or maybe I’m looking back just to look forward to something
Or maybe my heart just needs to hold on a little longer
The one thing my heart doesn’t know
Is if I’ll ever stop chasing your ghost
I’m looking back just to look forward to something
Anything to remind me of you
These days, it’s like you’re still here
Or maybe I’m looking back just to look forward to something
Or maybe my heart just needs to hold on a little longer
The one thing my heart doesn’t know
Is if I’ll ever stop chasing your ghost
These days, it’s like you’re still here
Or maybe I’m looking back just to look forward to something
Or maybe my heart just needs to hold on a little longer
The one thing my heart doesn’t know
Is if I’ll ever stop chasing your ghost
[Photo via We Heart It]
Matchbox illustrations
Love Lounge: Mirror, Mirror.
Sponsor Spotlight: KOKOON
rosebud101 says
That is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Ann On and On... says
Or maybe I'm looking back just to look forward to something…. Those words linked together create such meaning. This is a very touching~real post that I feel blessed to have read today. Thank you!
Alexa says
These are beautiful words Melissa, haunting, and I feel like I know that feeling that you're describing perfectly.
THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE says
How beautiful, Melissa. I have often felt the same way. Beautifully written.
Danie at Pasadya says
Melissa, this is touching. Very much.
April says
"i'm looking back just to look forward to something." that line is amaaaazing and something i think everyone can relate to in their life at some point. and the lyrics overall sound like something chris daughtry or john mayer would sing, great job.
tam cruise says
This was very touching, very very sincere and hauntingly beautiful!!
Punctuation Mark says
this is so beautifully written!
Mosaic says
Very Beautifully expressed.
Anonymous says
Very heartfelt and nicely written. I'm sure your father was a wonderful man. I'm sorry he left you with this horrendous pain to carry with you the rest of your life. I hope you've seen a grief counselor to help you come to terms with this. My father passed away too young also, but somehow, I accept his passing as God's will. I guess I've always understood that it's the natural order of things for a parent to precede us in death. I take comfort knowing he lives on in Heaven and in my heart. I wish you could feel the same sense of peace.
Melissa Blake says
Thanks for these sweet comments. Anon, I'm so sorry about your father… *hugs*