Slippin’ Away
May 31, 2024
Slippin’ Away is the 1st song of a number that I’m working on. I wrote the lyrics while caring for my mum who sadly has developed dementia. It’s been clear for a couple of years that her memory and cognition were slowly failing and it’s become all too evident in recent months. Hopefully the lyrics say it all.
She’s distressed and adrift Every thought now a gift Not long back she was bright She was doing alright Now she’s spiraling down Towards uncertain ground She’s slippin’ away I don’t know what to say CHORUS She gave me life She gave me breath She gave me thought She gave me all I am Now she’s over the edge And slippin’ away I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to say Today she was lost Once again her mind tossed Uncertain in thought Drowning, distraught It’s so hard to have heart While she’s falling apart So I sit and I wait And I trust it to fate CHORUS She gave me life She gave me breath She gave me thought She gave me all I am Now she’s over the edge And slippin’ away I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to say So day follows day As it takes her away Piece by piece Step by step And I dread What comes next She gave me life She gave me breath She gave me thought She gave me all I am Copyright Peter M Berrie, 2024