This Life from Before Seventeen by Nicholas Wells
October, 2002, age 14
I remember this feeling - “you have a way of making me want to sing,” when it felt like there was really only one thing I could ever want for my life.
It took me looking back on this song, and the time it was written, to realize how this song clues into how much I was walking the thin line between the light and darkness in me. “You keep me from going insane,” is actually tremendous unintentional foreshadowing.
Tracklist
| 7. | This Life | 3:45 |
Lyrics
This life’s like a dream
All of my prayers were answered
So much happiness
My sadness is easily conquered
I find wealthiness
Is a kind of life I’ve pitied
Cause I know that holding you
Is more than I’ll ever need
So tell me how you make the sun shine for me
I wanna know how you stop the rain
What do you do to make this life so happy?
You keep me from going insane
In this life
My mind fears the day,
What will the morning bring?
Then you have a way
Of making me want to sing
For now I’ll thank my stars
For all that has happened to me
Someday I will find
A way to repay you freely
So tell me how you make the sun shine for me
I wanna know how you stop the rain
What do you do to make this life so happy?
You keep me from going insane
Oh
My whole life is yours
I’ll hold you through the night
Noone could need you more
You’ve made my life so right
So tell me how to make your life as happy
Tell me how to erase all your pain
I’d fight the world just to bring your life sanity
Cause I don’t want this life to drive you insane
Credits
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Nicholas Wells discovered his passion for music early, beginning his songwriting journey at the tender age of eight. His vocal and piano-driven compositions have since served as a diary of his personal and artistic evolution, marked by memorable melodies and profound storytelling.