Sad songs!

Today, is October 3rd and Hoike is this weekend on Sunday.  I am quite excited as well as all of our students.  Everyone is making their lei, preparing their costumes and practicing hard.  My lei are done, and I feel like I have landed a little.  Just have some final practices then show time.  Hawaiian guests will arrive tomorrow.  Loea and Ula Hewett are on the rock and maybe just as excited as us to get this thing going.

For this blog I wanted to step away from  the hussle that has basically taken over my life these past months getting ready for the Big One. As always before going to sleep, I practice with my guitar from about 12:00 to 1:00 AM.  I feel sorry for my next door neighbor's children,  I try to practice quietly.  Well last night, a little inspiration came and I wrote a sad song.    And, I was ecstatic both yesterday and today.  Why could anyone be happy about a sad song?  I dont know!  Maybe from life we just have to be happy and make  the best of what we are given.  

Here are the lyrics...Aloha HIkari.

Kawena Mann

October 2, 2013

I wrote my first sad song.  The reason why I wrote this song was because the day before while jogging I was listening to all this country music with some really sad stories that didn't make you sad it just made you chuckle or laugh inside.  This song was just a little creation piece I did before going to bed.    In this song its similar to those country songs that I  listened too with sad stories, but maybe my purpose for this song is satirical. There some definite truth in this song but in life and through living our lives there is lots of joy and happiness too.   

Why are you sitting

So far away from me?

Is it because 2-days ago we fought

Looking back to why we act this way

Maybe its because we’ve grown apart

            When I recall our earlier days

            we were happy

            Singing a song beside a waterfall

            Dreaming a dream together forever

            Living our lives together as one

Now when we are home

we hardly talk

Laughing like before is rare

Our eyes never meet there either here or there

Our lips dry from the cold air

            Chorus

You love the moon I like the sun

Mornings I wake up late , to find your gone

Day to day,  gets harder and harder to  live this way

To love one another with pure hearts.