On My Own
Inspired by The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack (written by British folk singer Ewan MacColl for his wife Peggy Seeger), Earth Song – Michael Jackson, Mad World – Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules, On My Own from the musical Les Miserables
Written by Steve Wallis
Version 4, 31/3/2008
Dedicated to Priya Reddy (warcry) of War Cry Cinema
The first time ever I saw your face
You smiled at me and my heart began to race
We met because we put the earth first
Across the world, many are dying of hunger and thirst
What about the killing fields?
Will there be a time
When people stop dying
Due to a war crime
Did they ever stop to notice
All the blood they’ve shed before?
Did they ever stop to notice
All the innocents killed at war?
What have they done to the world?
Look what they’ve done
George Bush claims to be a Christian
But he’d have killed God’s only son
I’m missing you more than words can say
But I know I’ll see you again one day
Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow
Will I see you tomorrow?
I find it kind of funny
I find it very sad
That the sanest people in the world
Are those they smear as mad
It’s a very very mad world
Mad world
I didn’t mean to smear you
You emailed me to say it’s not true
That you’ve had an ordeal like mine
Trying to prove you’re mentally fine
On my own, pretending you’re beside me
Quite alone, trying to ensure the world will be free
In the rain, the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
And although they sometimes say love is blind
I love you for your beauty as well as your mind
I love you and when my ordeal is over
I’ll smile and hope you’ll become my lover
Without you, the world around me changes
And on my own, I have to face the dangers
I miss you but every day I’m learning
I love others, but it’s for you I’m really yearning
I love you
I love you
I love you
Especially on my own
I have recorded an earlier version of this song as a musical poem, in MP3 format.