Its been nearly 7 years since I wrote a song. I have composed little tunes on my guitar but I haven’t written any lyrics in quite some time. It could because penning words often reminded me of my tumultuous early twenties. More likely I just diverted my creativity to photography instead of music. This morning I woke with this song in my head. It was about the last few relationships I had when I arrived in arrived in Auckland, hence, I dubbed it “Auckland”:

caught in the eddies,

is it determined by fate

I am beneath the wreckage

trapped under the weight

I howl to the gods

but will they hear?

As the storm surges

I know you are near

In your eyes I can here the sound

of sailors screaming into the raging wind

I will not give up, I’ll hold my ground

The water swirls beneath me but I will not drown

I will not drown

I will not drown

I will not drown

As the rain pelts this ocean

it stings my face

you slowly approach me

for a final embrace

you cling too tight

I cannot move

Though I see the shore

I am bound to you

In your eyes I can hear the sound

of the hurricane approaching this ship

I will not give up, I’ll hold my ground

The water swirls above me now, but I will not drown

I will not drown

I will not drown

I will not drown