Story Behind The Song

One day my boyfriend and I were sitting together, but he was cold and distant. I walked away and the lyrics of this song came to me "sometimes I feel like you're ten thousand miles away..." Then the chorus, Come be with me, came in. I came back and sang this song for him. He actually cried, and melted at hearing me sing this song to me.

Song Description

A girl is sad and frustrated that her boyfriend is being distant and shut down. She invites him to be present, and to rejoice in the love they share, together.

Lyrics

COME BE WITH ME
( by Elena Powell)

Sometimes I feel like you're ten thousand miles away
Even when you're sitting here in front of me
And I don't know why you go away
Like the sun behind a cloud you just fade
I look inside to see if I'm the one who's doing something wrong
All I find is just a little girl trying to be strong
So even while you hold my hand I still feel abandoned
You've gone into that dead and frozen land

I know you had no one to raise you night after night
while your mom put on her cloak of "catch a man"
Your father long gone to a new family
One day you just turned and ran
Saying "I don't need you I don't need you I don't need anyone
I'm better off here on my own quiet and withdrawn"
I'm reaching out to find you, gently to remind you
and pull you from that dead and frozen land

CH
Come be with me
Come be with me
Give our love a chance
Come join me in this dance
Come be with me
Come be with me
Open up your heart
Give us a new start
Come be with me
Come be with me

I long to build a bridge for our love, a path to heal us of our fears
No need to rage against the machine; please, don't disappear
Cause I need you , yes I need you if our love is to survive
Not just going through the motions but to be truly alive
So come on, reach out your hand
Take a chance and take a stand
And pull us from this dead and frozen land

CH (x 2)

c2012 Mugwort Manor Music/BMI