Quiet Times

I really like Dido. She has an interesting voice and has a lovely gentle way of telling a story that situates exactly in those feelings of loss, gratitude, desolation, and hope. Her 2009 CD has lots of songs about love and they explore  it from all sides. Though there is a sense of sadness and loss there is also strength and resilience. I appreciate that given the upheaval and healing of these past couple of years. Ah, how these things are bittersweet and ever so universal. Quiet Times - Dido You ask me where I go tonight I go back to today last year When me and you had to make each other happier And there was hope with everything It’s hard enough to feel the world as it is And hold on anything Without these quiet times You’ve brought round here I’m gonna have to run away I’m sure that I belong some other place And I’ve seen another side of all I’ve seen It keeps me wondering where my family is It’s hard enough to see the world as it is And hold on anything Without these quiet times Comin’ round here Now I miss you Now I want you But I can’t have you Even when your here I suppose I have to take you with me Broken mind I’d rather leave you here To forget everything you’ve seen and known Erase every idea And you walk up in the street And hold my hand and smile Well I won’t be taken in ‘Cause I know how it turns out and it takes me back To these quiet times comin’ round here Now I miss you Now I want you You’re not coming back And I need you But I can’t have you Even when your here Now I miss you Now I want you You’re not coming back And I need you But I can’t have you Even when your here