Welcome back to another #MusicMonday! It’s not about books, but about music, and I’m looking forward to presenting you with a taste of my playlist. It’s the brainchild of Drew from The Tattooed Book Geek, but my inspiration comes from the lovely Claire from A Knight’s Reads. Every Monday, I’ll be choosing a song to share with you. The Spotify playlist is here and it will be updated as I go along.

On Saturday, 3 Doors Down announced the death of their vocalist, Brad Arnold. I hadn’t realised he was ill, but it made me feel quite emotional as I listened to 3 Doors Down a lot in my teenage and university years. Today, I’m sharing one of my favourite 3 Doors Down tracks.

3 Doors Down: When I’m Gone

There’s another world inside of me that you may never see
There’s secrets in this life that I can’t hide
But somewhere in this darkness, there’s a light that I can’t find
Or maybe it’s too far away, yeah, or maybe I’m just blind
Or maybe I’m just blind

So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
Hold me when I’m scared and love me when I’m gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be

I’ll never let you down, even if I could
I’d give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
You can hold me when I’m scared, you won’t always be there
So love me when I’m gone
Love me when I’m gone

When your education X-ray cannot see under my skin
I won’t tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends
Been roaming through this darkness, I’m alive, but I’m alone
And part of me is fighting this, but part of me is gone

So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
Hold me when I’m scared and love me when I’m gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be

I’ll never let you down, even if I could
I’d give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
You can hold me when I’m scared, you won’t always be there
So love me when I’m gone

Or maybe I’m just blind

So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
Hold me when I’m scared and love me when I’m gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be

I’ll never let you down, even if I could
I’d give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I’m here, right me when I’m wrong
You can hold me when I’m scared, you won’t always be there
So love me when I’m gone
Love me when I’m gone, oh-whoa, whoa

Love me when I’m gone, when I’m gone
Oh, when I’m gone, oh, when I’m gone

Songwriters: Chris Henderson / Brad Arnold / Matt Roberts / Todd Harrell

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Until next time!