Have you ever smiled while you cried
To see if you still could
Pretending to be happy
So that nobody would
Ask too many questions like
Ay are you good
You're dying to explain
but you don't know if you should
Cause I've been feeling crazy lately
Moods are shifty
And I can't stop the pacing
Stop my mind from racing
They tell me it gets better
But I'm running out of patience
Don't you stand to close to me
cause it gets ugly
And i promise you wont like what you see
Just because i haven't been to battle
Doesnt mean i haven't been to war
Yeah, you caught me on a sunny day
Doesn't mean i haven't weathered the storm
Ive been bruised, Ive been battered
Lost ships and sails were torn
Adrift without a paddle
Hoping the nextwave will push me towards
A better place, to better days
I know it's worth the struggle
Despite the price i had to pay, it's ok
Leave me stranded here alone
and in the dark and in the cold
I'll come back swinging even harder
But first I have to make it home
I'm on my way
To better Days
Weed isn't a gateway to drugs
I do believe it's trauma
There was one too many times
Where i should have been a goner
Maybe it was God
Or maybe just good karma
All i know is I'm alive
I guess it wasn't in the cards but
Sometimes i wish death upon myself
Came close to acting on it
I hope you never get what i felt
I know the hardest thing of all
is asking for help
My first step was putting the liquor up on the
Shelf
Everything's a lesson
Pay attention
Don't be dwelling on emotions
That'll only have you stressing
Find the blessings in the pain
Nothing grows without the rain
You don't have to force yourself to smile
Just remember to tell yourself
That everything will be OK
I'm on my way
to better days
Take your time
Take your space
Take a breath
The world is waiting for the best of you
Recorded live at St Buryan Church, the latest from Sarah McQuaid is a showcase for the simple power of voice & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2021