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All That Matters
(Verse 1) Though the clouds may be dark
Jagged are the thorns of life that prick me There’s still room in my heart
Cruel in their benign disguise For hope
It seems that the closer to joy that I get And for my soul to wander free.
The more they delight in their lies
(Chorus)
(Verse 2) Half the world away
Wretched is the dream of love that I see My life in tatters
Fake in its serpentine charm You’re still my friend
I know that the sweeter all the kisses That’s all that matters,
The deeper the poison’s harm Half the world away
You’re still my friend
(Pre chorus) And that’s all that matters
So
You don’t know how much your kind heart means Written by Simon Wright
The solace that your words bring (February 2019)
When I feel my life tearing apart at the seams
I know that you’re in my team To listen click this llink...
(Chorus)
Half the world away All That Matters – a song about friendship
My life in tatters
You’re still my friend It’s amazing to see the way that small kids make
That’s all that matters friends. Thrown together on their first day at nursery,
they will quickly find other kids to laugh and play
(Verse 3) with. As we get older we realise what a precious gift
Malign is the force of doubt and self pity that is, as it’s often much harder to break through
That eats me up from inside cliques and nurture new friendships. That, though,
But your words push the beast from my door makes our lasting friendships all the more special
I feel like I don’t need to hide and worth preserving.
(Pre chorus) The nature of friendships – a starting point for a lyric
You don’t know how much your kind heart means I was reflecting on the nature of friendships when
The solace that your words bring I wrote a lyric called ‘All That Matters’. At its heart
When I feel my life tearing apart at the seams is the thought that, with good friends, if you go
I know that you’re in my team through rough times they will be there for you, even
if you haven’t seen them for ages.
(Chorus)
Half the world away I think Queen captured the essence of this superbly
My life in tatters in their song ‘Friends Will Be Friends’, where Freddie
You’re still my friend Mercury sang that ‘Friends will be friends / When
That’s all that matters you’re in need of love they give you care and atten-
tion / Friends will be friends / When you’re through
(Bridge) with life and all hope is lost / Hold out your hand /
There’s a bridge that I walk to ‘cause friends will be friends / Right ‘til the end’.
Sometimes
It stands high across an expanse of sea, Now, I would never dare to make any comparisons
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