So close, no matter how far
A lifetime from home in the middle of night
Couldn't be much more from the heart
9 months of work, burned out in the light
Forever trusting who we are
Wanting to stay forever in that place, to build a new Rome
And nothing else matters
Then remembering your life, your family back home
Never opened myself this way
And coming back home to a cold, damp fog
Life is ours, we live it our way
Anger and discord, sadness and slog
All these words I don't just say
Finding a way to adjust, for life a new lease
And nothing else matters
Holding the memories, finding some peace
Trust I seek and I find in you
Making a fresh start, new friends, new life
Every day for us something new
The talents, the quirks, the world back to life
Open mind for a different view
The past never forgotten but slipping from view
And nothing else matters
And trying to love my life here anew
Never cared for what they do
Yet seeing my choices all laid out bare
Never cared for what they know
Dread and anxiety, the 100 yard stare
But I know
Trusting in life, resisting the terror
So close, no matter how far
To jump into the dark, to give up in haste
Couldn't be much more from the heart
And hearing advice, give yourself space
Forever trusting who we are
And always the guilt, the subtle trace
And nothing else matters
Goodbye to the hopes, the needs, the faces
Never cared for what they do
Of a people so used to hardship, to grind
Never cared for what they know
So I wander about, lost in my mind
But I know
Past shops, past pubs, past people so blind
I never opened myself this way
Through comfort and wealth, I daily wind
Life is ours, we live it our way
Now time to rebuild, to breathe in deep
All these words I don't just say
Time to rest and time to sleep
And nothing else matters
And soon I’ll be off and back to the edge
Trust I seek and I find in you
To return to the sun, so brief my stay
Every…
The moment here special, to cherish each day
Nothing Else Matters (Metallica cover)
Performed by guitar quintet 'Plasmodium 5 Axe': Chath Silva, Olly Pearse, Iain Davidson, Ollie Darmody & Dan Evans. 7/3/19
Arranged by Chath Silva