Story Behind The Song

Feelings of working through some acceptance for things you've done and who you have been, when you would not have chosen to be that way. a mix of feeling regret and acceptance for who you have been that was so painful to you and others

Lyrics

I've been away for most of my life
I went to another land
til I felt it was safe to come back
and tell you where I'd been
I had to go so far away
I had good reasons to
you know if you'd been treated like that
you'd go to another land too

I did what I did so I wouldn't go crazy
I did what I did to help me survive
You might have thought I was just being lazy
You might have thought I just wanted to lie
but I've been away I've been away I've been away
I've been away I've been away I've been away

I did what I did to keep me from falling
when I wasn't able to stand on my own
til I could hear my own voice calling
calling me home to a place I'd not known
I've been away, I've been away, I've been away

I've been away for most of my life
I went to another land
til I felt it was safe to come back
and tell you all the places where I'd been
Well if you could see that I've come back
Oh, I know that must be a hard one to believe
but if you could just take my hand
I could promise you that I would never leave
cuz I've been away for most of my life
I went to another land
til I felt it was safe to come back
and take hold of your hand