Lyrics for Come Away With Me

Look at me baby

Look into my hands

Look at the lines in my palms

I am a child and you are a wonder

I want to show you the ways of my light

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Look at the candle

Watch the flame burn

Crawl inside the fire

Feel the heat of my love

Follow the scent of my falling tears

Call out my name I will let you come near

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Follow me - tell me everything

Follow me - let me dry your eyes

Follow me - let me peel away your fear

Come away

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Come away with me, I will lead you

Come away with me

Come away, come away, with me

- By Christiane Szabo

Story Behind the Song:

Several years ago my dear friend and mentor, John McCormack, a renowned theater producer, gifted me with a funky old stage piano. The piano was barely standing. My sister and I had to prop the legs up with books, but it was playable – and I played the rickety old thing until I drove everyone around me insane. It was no baby grand, but it was great for ideas! I was walking through Central Park one evening after work.  Central Park is one of the most magical places in the world – especially in the late afternoon in the beginning of the summer.   Walking through the park, the music for the song Come Away With Me popped into my head.  The lyrics and the melody evolved simultaneously. I couldn’t get away from the tune and I played around with the melody a little on my piano – and there you go – I had the song.  I sang the lyrics and the melody for my friend, musician Watt White, and he wrote the guitar part.  Come Away With Me was one of those songs that just “happened.” I had written it before I really knew what exactly I was even trying to say.   This song captures a moment in my life when I was on top of the world, and I wanted everyone to feel as alive and beautiful as I did in that moment in the park.  Come Away With Me shares my exuberance and enthusiasm for life...I hope you feel it!!!