Lyrics

Sorrow Inside Joy (Joy Inside Sorrow) -Music and Lyrics The Levins, © 2019
Sorrow, inside joy. Joy, inside sorrow. Navigate the ever changing ocean with the swallow.
I cried, because I lost you. I lived, because I loved you.
I laugh, because I knew you. I’m vast because you are with me.
We all want to be happy. No-one wants to suffer. I am keeping myself open, to see what can occur. I have colored myself in before, with shades of certainty.
This time, I won’t be so sure, I’ll keep a space inside of me.

Last time we talked on the phone, you said you were finally going home. I tried to read you a psalm, you said, “No, no time for that now.”
“Be at peace. You don’t have to be my priest.
I am past the point of fear. If you need me I’m here. I’ll always be here.” I cried, because I lost you. I lived, because I loved you.
I laugh, because I knew you. I’m vast because you are with me.
I have colored myself in before, with shades of certainty.
This time, I won’t be so sure, I’ll keep a space inside of me.
Sorrow, inside joy. Joy, inside sorrow.
Navigate the ever changing ocean with the swallow.
I cried, because I lost you. I lived, because I love you.
I laugh, because I knew you. I’m vast because you are with me.