Story Behind The Song

Another anquished "I'm leaving you" song.

Lyrics

First Horse, Then Cart © 2013 Ken Kahn

Icy winter day, fully gray and the scales fell from my eyes.
All this snow outside, heart open wide, as I finally realized
Been oddly blue. I thought I knew what I meant by being strong
But now I know it is harder to let go than to hold on too long.

I opened up and told you everything, everything I felt
(Ah, this will be a lonely morning. There is no sun.)
You smiled at me, but concealed the cards you held
(Ah, my heart is breaking, my heart is broken.)
Fresh fallen snow, keep this garden safe, sheltered from the cold.
(Ah, damn this lonely morning.)
I'll walk away, keep my head up, and step up, first horse, then cart.
This is the part where I do what I must to protect my heart.
(This is the only way to protect my heart.)

Now I'll never find one last time where I will look you in the eye.
In these final days, each of us has ways in which we say goodbye
Every thought of you, complex and true, was the gateway to a song
But now I know it's harder to let go than to hold on too long.

I opened up and told you everything, everything I felt
(Ah, this will be a lonely morning. There is no sun.)
You smiled at me, but concealed the cards you held
(Ah, my heart is breaking, my heart is broken.)
Fresh fallen snow, keep this garden safe, sheltered from the cold.
(Ah, damn this lonely morning.)
I'll walk away, keep my head up, and step up, first horse, then cart.
This is the part where I do what I must to protect my heart.
(This is the only way to protect my heart.)