Alone Together

Alone Together was commissioned for the Valley Region Choral Project 2020-2021 made up of Federal Way, Puyallup, and Sumner Bonney Lake School Districts of the Washington Music Educators Association. Lyrics were created in conjunction with Valley Region music students and Teen Sings, a program of the Tacoma Refugee Choir. Over 200 submissions by students were compiled to create this virtual choir video edited by Raise Your Voice Labs. Thank you to the many students and teachers who participated in this project and shared their experience during this unique and difficult year.

Written and produced by Erin Guinup

Alone, alone,
Full of doubt and fear
Wishing someone were near

Alone, alone
I grieve and ache
Disappointment, heartbreak
When will this end?
How will my spirit mend?

As I allow myself to feel
My heart begins to heal
I can let the pain release
And find a moment of peace

Longing to embrace
To see a friendly face
We’ll make it through til dawn
With love, we’ll carry on

Ooh, Together we make it through
Ooh, Gonna run toward the people I love
Ooh, Together, me and you

Alone I’m finding space
For showing other’s grace
It’s gonna take some time
But together we’ll climb

Ooh, Together we make it through
Ooh, Gonna run toward the people I love
Ooh, Together, me and you

The days we’ll spend together
Laughing, smiling, holding close,
Singing, dancing, traveling
With the ones we missed the most
Finding hope again
Through nature, friends, and art
This is why we weathered
Time we’ve spent apart.

Ooh, Together we make it through
Ooh, Gonna run toward the people I love
Ooh, Together, me and you
Ooh------

I might seem alone
But together we’ll make it through.