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To Leave Something Behind

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[Verse 1]
GI cannot say that I Cknow you Gwell
But you Ccan't lie to Gme with all these bEmooks that you sell
I'm not Ctrying to Emfollow you to the Gend of the Cworld
I'm just Gtrying to leave Csomething Gbehind
[Verse 2]
GWords have come from Cmen and Gmouths
But I Ccan't help thGinking that I've Emheard the wrong crowd
When all the Cwater is Emgone my Gjob will be Ctoo
And I'm Gtrying to leave Csomething beGhind
[Chorus]
Oh Cmoney is Emfree but love costs Gmore than our Cbread
And the Cceiling is Ghard to Dreach
Oh the fCuture Emahead is bGroken and Cred
But I'm Gtrying to leave Csomething beGhind
[Verse 3]
GThis whole world is a Cforeign Gland
We Cswallow the mGoon but we don't Emknow our own hand
We're Crunning with the cEmase but we ain't Ggot the Cgold
Yet we're Gtrying to leave Csomething beGhind
[Verse 4]
GMy friends I believe we are Cat the wrong Gfight
And I Ccannot Gread what EmI did not write
I've Cbeen to His Emhouse, but the Gmaster is Cgone
But I'd Glike to leave soCmething beGhind
[Verse 5]
GThere is a beast who has Ctaken my Gbrain
You can Cput me to Gbed but you Emcan't feel my pain
When the Cmachine has Emtaken the sGoul from the mCan
It's Gtime to leave somCething behGind
[Chorus]
Oh Cmoney is Emfree but love costs Gmore than our Cbread
And the Cceiling is Ghard to Dreach
Oh the fCuture ahEmead is aGlready dCead
So I'm tGrying to leave sComething beGhind
[Verse 6]
GI got this feeling that I'm Cstill at the Gshore
And pockCets don't Gknow what it Emmeans to be poor
I can geCt through the Emwall if you Ggive me a Cdoor
So GI can leave someCthing beGhind
[Verse 7]
GOh wisdom is lost in the Ctrees sGomewhere
You're nCot going to Gfind it in some Emmental gray hair
It's locCked up from Emthose who huGrry aheaCd
And it's Gtime to leave somCething beGhind
[Chorus]
Oh Cmoney is Emfree but love costs Gmore than our brCead
And the Cceiling is hGard to reaDch
When my Cson is a Emman he will knoGw what I meCant
I was just Gtrying to leave sometChing behGind
I was just Gtrying to leave sometChing behGind

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The story behind the song

"To Leave Something Behind" captures a feeling of searching and striving, even when the path isn't clear or the goal seems out of reach. There's a sense of longing to make a mark, to find meaning beyond the everyday, perhaps even in places where the "master is gone." It's a deeply personal journey, a quiet reflection on one's place in the world and the desire for lasting impact. This song comes from alternative folk singer-songwriter Sean Rowe, known for his connection to nature and introspective style. It plays like a meditation on legacy and the quiet struggle to be remembered.

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To Leave Something Behind

by Sean Rowe

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[Verse 1]

G C G

I cannot say that I know you well

C G Em

But you can't lie to me with all these books that you sell

C Em G C

I'm not trying to follow you to the end of the world

G C G

I'm just trying to leave something behind

[Verse 2]

G C G

Words have come from men and mouths

C G Em

But I can't help thinking that I've heard the wrong crowd

C Em G C

When all the water is gone my job will be too

G C G

And I'm trying to leave something behind

[Chorus]

C Em G C

Oh money is free but love costs more than our bread

C G D

And the ceiling is hard to reach

C Em G C

Oh the future ahead is broken and red

G C G

But I'm trying to leave something behind

[Verse 3]

G C G

This whole world is a foreign land

C G Em

We swallow the moon but we don't know our own hand

C Em G C

We're running with the case but we ain't got the gold

G C G

Yet we're trying to leave something behind

[Verse 4]

G C G

My friends I believe we are at the wrong fight

C G Em

And I cannot read what I did not write

C Em G C

I've been to His house, but the master is gone

G C G

But I'd like to leave something behind

[Verse 5]

G C G

There is a beast who has taken my brain

C G Em

You can put me to bed but you can't feel my pain

C Em G C

When the machine has taken the soul from the man

G C G

It's time to leave something behind

[Chorus]

C Em G C

Oh money is free but love costs more than our bread

C G D

And the ceiling is hard to reach

C Em G C

Oh the future ahead is already dead

G C G

So I'm trying to leave something behind

[Verse 6]

G C G

I got this feeling that I'm still at the shore

C G Em

And pockets don't know what it means to be poor

C Em G C

I can get through the wall if you give me a door

G C G

So I can leave something behind

[Verse 7]

G C G

Oh wisdom is lost in the trees somewhere

C G Em

You're not going to find it in some mental gray hair

C Em G C

It's locked up from those who hurry ahead

G C G

And it's time to leave something behind

[Chorus]

C Em G C

Oh money is free but love costs more than our bread

C G D

And the ceiling is hard to reach

C Em G C

When my son is a man he will know what I meant

G C G

I was just trying to leave something behind

G C G

I was just trying to leave something behind

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