This song is about r/bestof post "riskeverything." A man goes in search of adventure, fleetingly falls in love, overcomes a vicious disease, and then risks everything to find that same love again.
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lyrics
I droned on and on for a spell of seven years,
I traveled across the ocean to conquer all my fears.
I used to stay inside and keep to myself
but all that would soon change.
I found myself in London overwhelmed by sights and sounds.
I couldn't get the attention of strangers, I could barely get around.
But when I found Big Ben,
I let out a sigh of relief.
I searched for a stranger on my journey without a guide
so he could point the camera at me to paint what's inside
my lonely chest,
but the stranger laid down to rest.
Left with few options, tourism must be dead.
So I looked for someone else to snap this picture of me instead;
and that's when I saw you, and I won't ever forget.
So I threw caution to the wayside, got lost in London's maze.
What little sense of direction I had, got squandered in your gaze.
Your laughter is infectious.
I could do this for the rest of days.
Our words lost in translation, because you don't speak English much,
but I knew just what you were saying, I could feel it in your touch.
And when you showed up the next day, I couldn't help but fall in love.
You gave off an air of perfection, it intoxicated me.
You filled up my subconscious with visions of what we could be.
So we traveled everywhere, but we had to return home eventually.
But, try as I might, I couldn't get you off of my mind.
My friends all said "Forget it, you're just wasting your time."
But what is time really, if I can't have you to spend it with?
To risk everything.
I would risk everything for you.
About a year later, I felt a lump on my side.
I was diagnosed with cancer, without surgery I would've died.
I vowed to myself that I'd make you my bride if I could find you.
So I put all my chips in a post card, with an address you scribbled out.
I've never wanted anything more without a shadow of a doubt.
And I dropped it in a mailbox, and I hoped that it would find you.
Well, miracles can happen, when fueled by the energies of love.
That silly postcard found you with the help of the stars above.
You said "Yes." and I've never been more happy to be alive.
Because I've seen valleys of sorrow, I've felt the cold shadow of death.
I went after what I wanted, when threatened with my last breath.
After this, nothing matters, I'll die a happy man.
Because I risked everything for you.
credits
from Songs for Reddit,
track released March 26, 2012
Written, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Thomas Hallett
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