Post by Adella/Cadence "H" Williams on Apr 13, 2013 21:19:32 GMT -5
Adella sat by the water where the old wooden playcastle used to be before Regina tore it down and set up a new playground elsewhere. She took her guitar out of its case, tuning it so she could play it. She felt stressed lately, what with everything that had happened, and she needed music. Sometimes she felt like singing was purging her soul, releasing any emotion that plagued her. Lately, the emotion was loneliness, brought on by one-sided love.
It made her think of this song she heard on the radio. It was originally sung by a male singer to his love, so she would have to modify it to fit her experience better. She wasn't looking for tips or even an audience. It was more like music therapy. She started by strumming out a smooth melody with a slow tempo.
When she started to sing, her voice conveyed a sad emotion fitting someone who couldn't understand why their feelings couldn't be returned to them...
"If you're not the one, then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one, then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine, then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all?"
The emotion turned hopeful as if trying to convince someone...
"You never know what the future brings, but I know you're here with me now.
We'll make it through and I hope you are the one I share my life with."
The tempo picked up slightly and the emotion returned to sadness...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
The tempo slowed down again...
"If you're not for me, then why am I crying on my bed?
If you're not for me, then why does your name resound in my head?
If I don't need you, then why does this distance maim my heart?
If I don't need you, then why can't I stand it we're apart?"
The emotion turned hopeful again...
"I don't know why you're so far away, but I know that this much is true.
We'll make it through and I hope you are the one I spend my life with...
And I'm praying you're the one I build my home with...
And I wish that you could be the one I die with."
She stopped strumming for a moment...
"I hope I love you all my life."
She returned to strumming her guitar to the quicker tempo and singing with the sad emotion...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
The tempo came to its slowest point and her voice conveyed a longing that almost tore at her heart just to sing it...
"Because I miss you, body and soul, so strong that it takes my breath away...
And I breathe you, into my heart, so I pray for the strength to stand today...
Cuz I love you, whether it's wrong or right and though I can't be with you tonight, you know my heart is by your side."
The tempo returned to its quicker pace and the tone lifted only a little...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
With one last strum of her guitar, she let the music fade into the air. It may have been a cheesy romantic song that she heard before, but she had to admit that it did touch her heart on its subject matter.
It made her think of this song she heard on the radio. It was originally sung by a male singer to his love, so she would have to modify it to fit her experience better. She wasn't looking for tips or even an audience. It was more like music therapy. She started by strumming out a smooth melody with a slow tempo.
When she started to sing, her voice conveyed a sad emotion fitting someone who couldn't understand why their feelings couldn't be returned to them...
"If you're not the one, then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one, then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine, then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all?"
The emotion turned hopeful as if trying to convince someone...
"You never know what the future brings, but I know you're here with me now.
We'll make it through and I hope you are the one I share my life with."
The tempo picked up slightly and the emotion returned to sadness...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
The tempo slowed down again...
"If you're not for me, then why am I crying on my bed?
If you're not for me, then why does your name resound in my head?
If I don't need you, then why does this distance maim my heart?
If I don't need you, then why can't I stand it we're apart?"
The emotion turned hopeful again...
"I don't know why you're so far away, but I know that this much is true.
We'll make it through and I hope you are the one I spend my life with...
And I'm praying you're the one I build my home with...
And I wish that you could be the one I die with."
She stopped strumming for a moment...
"I hope I love you all my life."
She returned to strumming her guitar to the quicker tempo and singing with the sad emotion...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
The tempo came to its slowest point and her voice conveyed a longing that almost tore at her heart just to sing it...
"Because I miss you, body and soul, so strong that it takes my breath away...
And I breathe you, into my heart, so I pray for the strength to stand today...
Cuz I love you, whether it's wrong or right and though I can't be with you tonight, you know my heart is by your side."
The tempo returned to its quicker pace and the tone lifted only a little...
"I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it, I don't understand.
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?"
With one last strum of her guitar, she let the music fade into the air. It may have been a cheesy romantic song that she heard before, but she had to admit that it did touch her heart on its subject matter.