Lost in Time - Unknown Prophets

He needed an escape from this world

Cause since the loss of his girl

His life ain’t been the same

His mind and beliefs have both changed

The time moves slowly

And lifes a lot more lonely

The road was once smooth but now it’s rugged and stoney

So he grabs his only relief, from this grief

A 6 string that gives him the strength when troubled and weak

It’s like she speaks to him through the chords and notes

It’s how he copes, when he feels he’s at the end of his rope

It’s not that the strings and threads help him to forget

It’s the melodies that remind him how good times were spent

And with each rhythmn, the pain starts subsiding

He departs from crying, he feels his soul flying

And with each strum he knows that the time will come

When both his and her souls will re-unite as one

Compositions care his conditions

Even though that she’s gone and missing, he knows she still listens

So he plays his tunes, midnight morning and noon

Each song tells a story, like ancient rooms

Each note that he plays takes away the gloom

And gives back the strength that the pain used to consume

Some days are harder than others, knowing she’s gone

But he learnt to bring her back, just by playing his songs

So at nights when he finds that it’s hard to sleep

He just plays his guitar, makes it gently weep

It was like heaven when he touched those strings

It felt like heaven when he touched those strings

It took him to heaven when he touched those strings

It felt like heaven when he touched those strings

It was never quite clear why she was chosen as

And how she could never move forward like she was frozen as ice

On those dark and lonely nights

She’d hold her rosary tight

And call out to those heavens above

Because when she was a toddler, her father sexually abused her

And even though he did the wrong he labelled her the loser

And if she ever told a soul he promised he would shoot her

And claimed that it was all in love

He was an alcoholic, high off medication for depression

Not from sedatives, his views were negative since adolescence

He had no essence, he had no form of self-expression

Cause he drank so much liquor that he couldn’t manage a sentence

He’d gripe then grumble, she remained polite and humble

She served his every need, cause if not she knew she’d bleed

She learnt her lesson quickly, and never said a word

Cause it was better for her if he was never disturbed

She was the woman of the house since her mum passed away

And when her father looked at her, all he saw was her mother’s face

And she could hardly wait until that time of the day

When she could go up to her room and escape to another place

For when her father fell asleep, she’d grab her guitar

And instantly, she was freed from the scabs and the scars

It was the greatest relief because her mind was at peace

And she was away from the touch that she hated so much

Bottom line yo, she hated his guts

And even though she dreamed of happinness, she was making it up

Cause good things were non-existent in the life that she knew

But at least for a night, she could pretend it was true

So she strung those cords, and reached out to the Lord

And dreamed those dreams

About castles, kings and queens

And she played away every bit of her sorrow

Cause she knew she’d have to face tomorrow

It was like heaven when you plucked those strings

It felt like heaven when you plucked those strings

It took her to heaven when she plucked those strings

It felt like heaven when she plucked those strings

She played the guitar just to relive those times When they were both together

and everything was fine

Cause he needed a way that he could go and escape

The pain that losing someone you love creates

See she played the guitar just to bring back the time

When she was alive and the sun used to shine

It was like travelling back into time

She could fly without wings

It was like heaven when he touched those strings

It was like heaven when he touched those strings

It felt like heaven when he touched those strings

It took him to heaven when he touched those strings

It felt like heaven when he touched those strings