crowdsourceinspiration:

About an hour ago, the blogger at justpleaseneverforgetme said she was bored, so I asked her for a request. She challenged me to write a sad song about friends or a lover leaving, focusing on “how things were and wishing it could go back to how it was.” Eli is trying to build another album, so he called dibs on the request. Sadly, he knows this topic very well. The final track of his first album was about his lover leaving, the one he’s still looking for. He tapped into those ever-burning feelings to write this song. It’s devoted to justpleaseneverforgetme for the great request, and also to these other blogs we found that tagged #lonely recently: notaboutforcinghappiness, thefinaladventure, gauntness, celestial-elixir, and rosiexriot. I guess I’m dedicating it to you all so you know you aren’t the only one with that feeling. Misery loves company? Plus, music always makes us feel better at CI. Enjoy. — K.C.

     Find Another Like You

When you left you took my memories.
You knew where I hid my spare keys.

I should have taken notes on how to live alone before I met you.
But I didn’t know I’d give you so much of myself.

I grew comfortable in my skin and felt safe up against yours.
I didn’t know what I was losing when you went out that door.
REFRAIN

And I know you won’t be back, but I want to get back to that place.
That place where I feel I can give someone everything.
But I don’t know if I can find another like you.

I used you like storage: a place for safekeeping.
But you burnt the bank down when you said, “I’m leaving.”
REFRAIN
And it ain’t your fault that I invested so carelessly.
But you could have warned me that “always” meant “maybe”.
REFRAIN
CHORUS