Without You

It came rushing in like a landslide
I felt your heart beating, steady pulse in my side
All choked up as I heard you say
The words I’d been repeating but couldn’t appreciate

It knocked me to the ceiling
Realizing my mistake
Wanted to turn myself in
But for what, who and when?
Only one thing was certain and I had to find out
Didn’t know if I deserved it but I had to know now

Cause I don’t want to live without you
Feels like I’ve been missing out
Don’t know what I’m still waiting for
Shrouded in a cloak of doubt
If there was ever any other way
To have you by my side
Know that I’d give up everything
Just for the chance to try

It’s leading me down a dark winding tunnel
All the lights that lined the way burnt out
Reached for support but the walls have crumbled
Swept by the rocks as they fell

And I feel you watching as I hunt for the exit
A door opens and two hands guide me to it
Start to feel like i’m falling as I’m jolted awake
And there you are by my side still sound asleep

Written by: Jaimee Jakobczak, 2020


Acceptance: Without You

Without You wasn’t a song I wrote for this album, but it was entirely too fitting not to include it when it came down to selecting final tracks and I’d been wanting for a long time to work a full-band production of it.  I’m still often on the fence about whether the song is better…