SOMETIMES by Becky Hemsley

"SOMETIMES"
by Becky Hemsley

Sometimes I can be the sun

And sometimes I’m the moon

Some days I’m the lyrics

And some days I am the tune

Sometimes I’m the tide that ebbs

And sometimes I will flow

Sometimes I’ll be holding on

Sometimes I’m letting go

Some nights I’m the lighthouse

Some nights I’m the ships at sea

Sometimes I am saving them

Sometimes they’re saving me

‘Cause sometimes it’s plain sailing

And sometimes I’m on the rocks

I’ve days when I am right on track

And days when I am lost

And that is how it is

Because we all have many sides

Like diamonds, multi-faceted

Those facets help us shine

But don’t apologise

If there’s a side that no-one sees

You can’t be always everything

That everybody needs

‘Cause some might need your lighthouse

Whilst another needs your boat

Some might need your tide to ebb

So they can stay afloat

Some might want your darkness

Or your sunshine in their sky

And some might need your music

For their bedtime lullaby

But when you’re busy being

Everything to everyone

It’s difficult to find your light

It’s hard to hear your song

So be the things you need my love

Because you matter too

Don’t tell yourself you’re one thing

When there’s many sides of you

Remember, you’re a diamond

You are precious, you are rare

And even when you’re buried deep

There’s something special there

So don’t assume that you are lost

You’ll find your way back round

And you will find a way that means

Your ship won’t run aground

And don’t assume that you’re the moon

Else you won’t recognise

How brightly you can burn

And oh, how powerfully you rise

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Becky Hemsley 2024

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