I had some notes in the notebook where I keep scraps of lyrics.

I’m not sure if they really fit together, but I have the music all sorted and it might be a song. You never know.

I had the chorus somewhere in my notes – I couldn’t remember where it came from …

The verses are all about a guy called Sam. I saw him one day, and was struck by his serene face. He is someone who has known great suffering and difficulty, yet has a still centre. I was prompted to speak with him and tell him what I saw in his face. He seemed ok for me to have said that to him. He seemed happy to hear it. I don’t know if he would now remember that I had said it to him ?

The chorus is about darkness and light, and that sometimes we have to embrace the darkness. In the Hebrew Scriptures, God is sometimes hidden, or wrapped in darkness.

‘Rather than provide us with a neon sign in the sky, he envelopes himself in hosek and waits for us to search. Perhaps those who find are only those who notice his absence’ https://skipmoen.com/2015/12/the-hidden-god-2/https://skipmoen.com/2015/12/the-hidden-god-2/

I’m still not sure if it works as a song. I might save the two parts and use them another way ?

Chorus

When the night falls
Don’t be afraid of the dark
Some nights
the way is clear to me

When the day calls
Just listen to your heart
Some days
The light’s too bright to see

Verse 1

I see you in the crowd
When everything is loud
There’s a ring around you now
A place without a sound

Chorus

You have a special gift
I don’t know what it is
I seek you out to tell you what I see
You grip my arm and smile at me
You understand

Chorus

Bridge

Your face is shining
In this space in time
Your face is shining
In this space in time

Chorus