Are You Waiting

May 26, 2013 © Timothy Shewmake

Are you waiting for a sign are you waiting for your life to change, to change and re-arrange
       Are you waiting til tomorrow til the day when you believe again, believe again and you’re almost there

If you're waiting to hear the music in autumn, waiting to dance until dusk turns to dawn
      Are you waiting for a knight in shining armor To stand at your door to fall in my arms don’t wait

I heard your dreams impassioned visions, I heard you scream and cry from a broken heart
     Where do I start to heal your heart
The past turned its back and walked away slowly will today be the moment in life when you let go
      When you let go are you ready for love

If you're waiting to hear the music in spring time, if you're waiting to dance until wind turns to rain
    Are you waiting for a knight in shining armor to stand at your door to fall in my arms don’t wait

Love Beyond the Shadows

©2011 Timothy Shewmake

You think of the past and how it might have been

    If you only said the right words

Now you know the love you once had then won’t return

   So you hide away in a well locked home and stay as busy as you can

Safely guarded inside your walls it’s a safe and well laid plan

 

CHORUS

Well maybe someday when the stone's rolled away

    You’ll see beyond your four walls

Unlock your door forever unafraid to a love beyond the shadows

 

When the evening’s hush in your warmest room beckons you to pray

    I hope that love will flood your home and take your life away

To another home where there’s love all around

    And the shadows find no rest


Where the Spirit of Love flows without a sound

    And leaves your soul caressed

CHORUS 

Well maybe someday when you’re carried away

    You’ll see beyond your four walls

Unlock your door forever unafraid to a love beyond the shadows

Goodbye

April 14, 2011 1:13 AM Timothy Shewmake "for Ed and Barbara"

 

As the silence fell they took you away

    I would never hear you laugh again

But at least your pain has passed to joy and you can sleep in peace

 

Late at night the memories whisper

    Reminds me of the day we met

The dreams we had this wasn’t one

    Where you’d be gone-is this a dream

 

Goodbye, goodbye I hate to say goodbye

     Goodbye, goodbye, it’s only for a while

 

Just last week you called my name

    I’d give anything to hear you again

Many years we suffered together

    A fearless fight seems to no avail

 

What was the reason behind it all? So many tears, so many prayers

    We may never know until we meet again

But it won’t matter then, we’ll be with Him

    Then I’ll never have to say goodbye…………

 

Goodbye, goodbye I hate to say goodbye

Goodbye, goodbye, it’s only for a while…………..

 

Jesus knows the pain we feel when we lose someone we love He sits right there and cries with us.  Everything we lose we gain for His namesake but still He knows how hard it to say goodbye. I can almost see His face as he ascended to the heavens In victory he might have shed a tear as he said goodbye to everyone he loves....Tim

 

Runaway

©2011 Tim Shewmake

In a state of confusion and hidden illusions you continue to fear the unknown

    Since you left home your true face is never shown

Your head bowed down wearing a frown

    To show them you have no emotions

If only someone saw behind frozen eyes of desperation

     You have to run, run away......

 

The runaways beyond our doors can’t find a home, can’t find the love

     All alone so tired and cold in the dark

 

Into the night, no hope in sight running away from home

    Nothing but fear lost in tears running away running away from God

You don’t care gotta get away from here running away

    Tired of the fights and the long lonely nights I’m gonna run away

Run away, now don't your run away.......

 

Without You

© 2011 Timothy Shewmake

Day breaks my empty room where you slept with me

    I awaken to the deafening sound of ‘good morning’ never said

Unconsciously I reach for you, I guess my mind eludes

   That when it’s all said and done your memory’s all I have

 

Without you, I’m not the same, without you

    Without you what will I do?
 

I exude a strong stance so no one’s ever known

     There’s any part of me that’s weak and desperate for your love

Friends call as night falls, my day’s finally through

     They think I’m alright but no one knows the truth

 

Without you, I’m not the same, without you what will I do?
 

I’m sick and tired of what I feel I can do nothing to get you back

     I must go on and live my life without you

Without you, without you


Where are you now? Why did you go? Will you ever come back?

     My never ending plea….without you

He Calmed the Sea

© 2011 Timothy Shewmake

 

We cast out to sea for an evening’s journey with a calm evening’s wind we’re sailing smoothly

     There’s talk of good times, we’ve been with Jesus , the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings

Then as sudden as fright a storm soon gathers the wind starts to blow our happiness shatters

     Tossed in the sea, or cries seem so worthless I tried the fight the storm alone

CHORUS

And I saw my destiny in the waves around me and I felt like I’d die in the sea

      Then the Lord called my name as He walked on the waves and I knew that we’d/I’d soon be safe

It was Jesus, He calmed the sea

 

Floating along on life’s sea lane all my future seemed to hold was smooth sailing

     Then the storm clouds grew and tossed my life around I tried to fight the storm alone

CHORUS

And I saw my destiny in the waves around me and I felt like I’d die in the sea

      Then the Lord called my name as He walked on the waves and I knew that we’d/I’d soon be safe

It was Jesus, He calmed the sea

You Are With Me

© July 11, 2015 Timothy Shewmake

Driving down the road singing to the radio and lost in the moment

      Perfect summer day a few clouds a light wind they say it might rain then I take a glance

To the seat where you used to laugh, used to smile, would sing with me-I catch myself

      Wondering what this day would be if you were here with me and I miss you

 

I thought that yesterday would fade away as I painted over every scene of you

      Dancing in my mind memories left behind

You smiled and waved and walked away into my past all the love you had for me was gone

      I could only say goodbye I wish I could have asked you why

 

Will there ever be a second chance when the evening falls and the stars shine

      You walk up on me tap my shoulder touch my face look at me kiss my cheek in tears

Say we will be fine the time was wrong but now two ships won’t pass again

      And the love you thought you didn’t have grew into forever

Let’s go drive and sing-- you are with me, you are with me, you are with me