For Kamp Koinonia and Ruby Mirror

June 20th, 2013

I was on an Internet fast for June, so this was originally on paper. But after I got back from mah fast, I did a post on everything I did. You can find that here.

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So I was listening to my iPod with my good ear when Don't Say Goodbye by Ruby Mirror came up. I'd always seen that song as almost a love song of some sort, but today, it made me think of Kamp; I suppose because I miss it so much.

Anyway, I thought I'd post the lyrics and explain in what way it makes me think of Kamp after each part.

You can say that maybe all the stars won't come out tonight.

It's like going back home and looking at the night sky after a week of being up in the mountains where you can see pretty much all the stars.

You can hope that the summer will last for you another day.

For me, Kamp is summer, so I always hope that "summer" will last for another day, but it's always just a week.

You can dream of all the maybes that could come true,

Often I wish that all "the maybes" such as visiting my friends from Kamp or my friends from Kamp visiting me would come true.

It's good for you, but don't say goodbye.

This one, to me, means that it's good that you're not always at Kamp (as sad as that is), but don't say goodbye to Kamp, come back year after year.

Yes, I know it's hard to leave it all behind like this,

And you wonder if it's worth the tears or worth the pain.

It really is hard to leave Kamp after the week ends.

There's an emptiness that stays with you for quite a while.

For me, I feel a little empty after leaving Kamp for several months after, and sometimes a month or two before.

Try to smile, but don't say goodbye.

Why do I feel this hurt inside? I can't forget everything you meant to me.

Don't you see that I need to be always right there as your friend?
Okay, so I can't really see how this has anything to do with Kamp....

There's a light that's shining brightly just ahead of you,

And I hope that maybe I might be a part of its glow.

If you leave I will remember you,

I'll wave to you, don't say goodbye.

These last four verses make me feel like that's what Kamp says to each person as they leave.

Sometimes I wish I would stop being so crazily excited for Kamp each year. It makes my siblings feel like I don't want to be around them, and I know that I can't let my life revolve around Koinonia.