Happy-Alone Words by Kevin Qweaver Jackson, music by Marc Block.
A concept I’ve struggled with a lot, having been single a long time. After telling Qweaver about a revelation I’d had in an ancient hawthorn grove on the side of Glastonbury Tor, he wrote this for me, expressing both sides of the situation very eloquently.
lyrics
Missing something, you’re always missing something.
Craving something, you’re always craving something.
The glass is always empty, the sky is always heavy,
Night-time is always meant for more.
Hunting something, you’re always hunting something.
Judging something, you’re always judging something.
Those fears you can’t lay down, those smiles that make you frown.
Shouldn’t love be an easier song to sing?
The days that get you nowhere, the couples happily nowhere.
Winter-time that never turns to spring.
Trailing something, you’re always trailing something.
Grasping at something, you’re always grasping at something.
The town too loud for solos, the company of shadows.
Happiness a place you just can’t find.
Let it go. Be who you are and wonderful.
Let it show. Be who you are and beautiful.
Alone, your breath and body.
Alone, your step and story.
Alone this dream you’re living,
Alone this day you’re sharing.
Alone, happy alone.
Happy alone, my breath and body.
Happy alone, my step and my story.
Happy alone, this dream I’m living,
Happy alone, this day I’m sharing.
Alone, happy alone.
credits
from Faerie Fire Dances,
released October 28, 2020
Guitar: Marc.
Banjo: Martin Simpson.
Keyboard: Simon Dumpleton.
Bass, drums, percussion: Tom A Wright.
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