A few posts back I tipped my hat to the fact that Robby Celestin is writing a song to be featured in a key scene of VOC. While I'm not quite ready to give you a listen, I will offer a read. The lyrics to the song NEVER MINE are below, as penned by Robby. The song is written from Devin's perspective and offers a glimpse of the tragedy he has become.
NEVER MINE
(R. Celestin)
All alone am I, in this place of my design
Don't recall a memory of something that is mine
I'm a wounded man in every sense of the word
Self-inflicted are the scars that I incur
You're standing there, a vision so divine
I close my eyes but in this dream you're never mine
Never mine. Never mine.
I can take anything I want in this world but you
Never mine. You're never mine.
My soul hangs down, my heart stays deserted because you're never mine
There's nothing to save me. I'm lost in this sea
There's no way to get to the one that makes me free
I can look but never touch because in this painful dance
For once I'm the Victim and you're the Circumstance
When you're close to me the pain and longing grow
We wonder how a touch would feel but we're not allowed to know
Never mine. You're never mine.
I can take anything I want in this world but you
Never mine. You're never mine.
My soul hangs down my heart stays deserted because you're never mine
It hurts so bad; the answer is simple yet it's not
These two world's colliding; it's never worth the shot
So we stay so far apart in this tiny little room
Wanting a taste of a love we can't resume
I'll yearn so painfully and deepen my desire
A slow death on the inside from this longing, from this fire
Never mine...
Stay tuned, True Believers. The song (and more) will be dropping soon.
-paul
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