Song Description

Sorrow about the death of a child and its effect on a couple's relationship

Lyrics

Slingshot at the Moon
Michael R. J. Roth & Eryn Michel

Every star you wish upon
Is burning like propane
Just when you think they might explode
The sun comes up again
And brands you with the memory
Of the day we lost our child
Your arms are filled with the emptiness
You cradled when he died

Chorus:
We're tired of the sorrow
Burning in our bones
And the yearning of the earth
That tries to claim us for its own
Your heart has wandered off
I hope it comes back soon
When I reach for you I miss you
Like a slingshot at the moon

I went on a quest to find you
Where the broken spirits roam
I saw windmills on the Texas plain
Ghosts behind a fog of snow
Monster trucks dragging storms
Behind their heavy loads
When I came home empty-handed
Your eyes were cold as stone

(Chorus)

Bridge:
Sometimes at night when you're asleep
You moan like a midnight train
And every morning brings a song
With the same old sad refrain

(Chorus)