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Can I Play With Sadness? (Can I Play Without You?)

June 26, 2011
By 14hipkri PLATINUM, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
14hipkri PLATINUM, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
22 articles 10 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Is that when you get you're thinger off you're thinger?"-Eric Stopper


The drum line is the beat of my heart
So can I play with sadness?
The beat slows,
Then I die?
Can I play with sadness?

You walk by and the beat’s fast,
Lively like before.
I see you and instantly need you,
Can I Play Without You?

You’re the beat in my heart,
The beat to my soul.
Without you,
The drums don’t flow.

Can I Play Without You?

You bring me joy,
You bring me life.
Can I Play Without You?
Can I play with sadness?

Maybe I have fallen,
Maybe I was pushed,
Either way,
Your love is my hook.

You bring me joy,
You bring me life.
Can I Play Without You?
Can I play with sadness?

Don’t leave me,
Don’t kill me.
Leaving me only kills me
So don’t go.

The drum line is slowly ending
We’re exactly in the right beat now
I love you.
Where were you all my life?



You bring me joy,
You bring me life.
Can I Play Without You?
Can I play with sadness?

The end has almost come,
Not just for the drum.
There use to be a spark
But now I’ve learn.

I imagined the joy,
Imagined the life
I can play without you
But I still want you in my life

Not the perfect ending,
But it’s good enough for me.
We were here,
But now we are a use to be.

But I still can’t help but wonder…

You bring me joy,
You bring me life.
Can I Play Without You?
Can I play with sadness?


The author's comments:
I was given the title 'Can I Play With Sadness?' and asked to write a song for it by a friend, So I came up with this! I hope you like it :)

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on Jul. 14 2011 at 1:20 pm
Violetheartt BRONZE, West Des Moines, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Loving Some People Is Like A Shooting Star: You Keep Trying To Catch Them But You Know You Never Will~

This is really cool. I can definitly relate to this :)

on Jul. 8 2011 at 8:21 pm
14hipkri PLATINUM, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
22 articles 10 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Is that when you get you're thinger off you're thinger?"-Eric Stopper

Thanks so very much!! I try my best to write songs that can relate to what people feel or have felt. (:

on Jul. 8 2011 at 12:04 pm
barleyblueeyes BRONZE, Princeton, West Virginia
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There's always gonna be some in your life saying "you can't do it!" I say 'SCREW THAT GUY!' " -hayley williams.

This is absolutely amazing. I can relate. I love songs like this. Someone should definitely sing it. (: