Lyrics

‘In This Room.
(Jim Quealy, Middle Room Music)

I see unfamiliar people moving all about
Deep in conversation, I can’t quite make out
>>>heard that wistful voice in another time and place
>>>Someone who was close to me Couldn’t recognize my face
I don’t if it’s real but the ghosts that follow me
They’re everywhere I go, in every face I see

Been in this room before
I can’t remember when
I know I’ve been here before and I know
I’ll be here again
God only knows when, but
That was Now and this is Then

I came to in ICU, the minutes slowly passed
Would’ve given anything to make the clock move fast
Didn’t mind hallucinating, but the real time in between
Read like torn out pages from an ancient magazine
Didn’t know if it was real, if I had indeed survived
Sad the dream was over but I was glad to be alive

“Been in this room before
I can’t remember when
I know I’ve been here before and I know
I’ll be here again
God only knows when, but
That was Now and this is Then”

.>>>Time; it marches on, until the story’s told
I stood here on this stage when I was 17 years old
>>>A n old song I was singing was all that I could hear
It was In this very room, three thousand miles away from here
Don’t know if it’s real, it’s real enough for me
A spirit I can feel and it (still lets me be me) (in a song that sets me free)

Been in this room before
I can’t remember when
I know I’ve been here before and I know
I’ll be here again
God only knows when, but
That was Now and this is Then