Warrior PATHH Class 31 at the Travis Mills Foundation was joined by Pryor Baird, a volunteer from Songwriting for Soldiers, an organization thats mission is to transform lives by using collaborative songwriting to expand creativity, connections, and strengths.
The class included three veterans, two Dual Service and 2 First Responders. On Day 5 of the program – the songwriting portion – is when PATHH Guides and Program Director James Prindle start to see a shift in students. The students tell their story, the songwriter records it and together they create something new. From Warrior PATHH Class 31, here is “I Miss Myself””:
VERSE
ALL OUR ROADS ARE DIFFERENT
BUT THE JOURNEYS STILL THE SAME
TO BE A BETTER PARENT
GOTTA FREE ME FROM THIS PAIN
I WANNA SEE THE SMILE
AND THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES
YEAH I KNOW IT’S BEEN A WHILE
AND CAME SO CLOSE TO GOODBYE
CHORUS
I MISS BACK THEN
I MISS MY LIFE
I MISS MY KIDS AND I MISS MY WIFE
I MISS THE FUN THAT WE USE TO HAVE
I MISS THE LOVE THAT WE ONCE HAD
I MISS THE HOME THAT WE BOTH BUILT
BUT THE THING THAT I MISS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
I MISS MYSELF
VERSE
USE TO BE SO ANGRY
I GET LOST INSIDE MY HEAD
I HATED TO GO TO SLEEP
AND FACE DEMONS IN MY BED
BUT NOW I’VE FOUND SOME PEACE
IM STRONGER THAN BEFORE
THE WORK ON ME WILL NEVER CEASE
IF JUST TO FEEL IT JUST ONCE MORE
BRIDGE
LET ME TELL WHAT LEARNED WHEN IN ROME
THAT THE WARRIORS PATH WILL ALWAYS LEAD YOU HOME
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About the Travis Mills Foundation
The Travis Mills Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports post-911 veterans who experienced life changing injuries while in service to our country. The Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat offers our nation’s recalibrated veterans and their families a week-long, barrier free, all-expenses-paid experience at its world-class retreat in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine. It offers various programs that help these brave men and women overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation. The Foundation also offers the Warrior PATHH Program (Progressive & Alternative Training for Helping Heroes) for combat veterans and first responders, the nation’s first of its kind program designed to cultivate and facilitate post-traumatic growth. Learn more >>>