you put me on a shelf and stare at me
hold me on a pedestal as though i were a queen
but you don't listen to a word i say
nor see the tears that stain my face
you look at me like i'm a prize
and i'm tired, so tired of living this lie
i'm lettin' go
throwin' it all away
pushin' you aside
don't bother askin' me to stay
'cause i'm gone
i'm out-a-here
gonna take back my heart
wipe away my own tears
and shine
in a love that's all mine
oh, you act like we got it going on
parade around like their ain't nothing wrong
but you don't see i've fallen behind
lost in a world that's no longer mine
boy, how could i have been such a fool
to think you could love me the way i love you
i'm lettin' go
throwin' it all away
pushin' you aside
don't bother askin' me to stay
'cause i'm gone
i'm out-a-here
gonna take back my heart
wipe away my own tears
and shine
i'm gonna shine
shine in a love that's all mine
the first two line were burned into my head long ago when faced with an OSP's One Shoot Sunday challenge (not sure i ever found out what it was a picture of). i did not actually end up using these two line for that prompt. anyway...when they first came to me, i heard them as a song with a bit of a bite. about forty days later i tweeted the next two lines as an addition to the first. somehow i found my way back to it last week...added a couple more lines to finish off the first part. today...i toyed a bit more. i'm not a hundred percent sold on it. not sure about the refrain, but i'm throwing it out there anyway to the community that first inspired it. thus, this is my offering to OSP's One Shot Wednesday.
i'm not sure what possessed me to do this...but i wouldn't hit play if i were you!
I quite enjoy the refrain in this piece. In total it is stinging examination of relationship, I enjoy the independent, non-compromised tone. Much enjoyed ~ Rose
ReplyDeletethanks for telling us about the development of the piece - i always find this_very interesting. i quite like the refrain...but not easy to claim the heart back..
ReplyDeletenice...love the sing song feel to this with the chorus...no one wants to be put on a shelf...
ReplyDeleteI like this song. I especially like the refrain. And though it's sad, I love that this is a realization of the need to walk away from a love that doesn't grow.
ReplyDeleteI have been here.. infact was her only a couple of weeks back.. I have written uncountable lines to say how long gone I would be by the time the lines are read!
ReplyDeletewonderful.. hugs xoxox