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Fare Thee Well

from Calm Before The Storm by Dave Semple

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Sometimes, you don’t get the chance to say goodbye. Change is good, but when it’s forced upon you, it’s a hard pill to swallow, even if it makes things better down the line.

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Fare Thee Well

Standing in the harbour on a cold November day,
Winds of change are swirling through my head.
There’s a ship, safe in its mooring, but that’s not what ships are for.
Tomorrow’s destination: undeclared.
Is it time for me to say, “Fare thee well”?

Is it fate or is it fortune that has brought me to this place?
Is it time for me to go, or try to stay?
Will the stars provide the answers? Is the future in my hands?
Perhaps tomorrow’s still too far away.
Will I have the choice to stay, or fare thee well?
Will I get the chance to say, “Fare thee well”?

Hold off for a moment. It’s not yet time to fare thee well.
Hold on for tomorrow until it’s time to fare thee well.

Well, I don’t know where I’m heading, not sure what I leave behind,
But I cannot trust the ground on which I stand.
I wish I knew what choices lay beyond horizon’s line.
‘Cause I cannot fly, it’s only sea or land.
It will break my heart to say, “Fare thee well.”
I cannot afford to stay… So it must be… fare thee well.

Night falls, and tomorrow I must say, “Fare thee well.”
I will stand strong in the morning, when it’s time to fare thee well.

Now I stand before you on this cold and blustery morn.
The ship is weighing anchor, I must board.
A voyage lies ahead of me as memories lie behind.
In this sweet and bitter moment I am torn,
But it’s time for me to say, “Fare thee well.”
So, one last time I’ll say….
“Fare thee well.”

© Dave Semple – 29 November 2014

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from Calm Before The Storm, released November 29, 2017
Instrumentation and vocals by Dave Semple

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Dave Semple London, Ontario

Born in Montreal and raised in Noranda, Quebec, Dave is a graduate of the University of Windsor and has lived the last 30 years in London, Ontario as an educator, musician, actor, director, songwriter, and novelist. Playing live with just a guitar is THE BEST, but Dave loves spending time in his studio filling out the sound layers. Story is everything. ... more

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