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Sunday, February 27, 2011

day 53: a melody, a lyric and a song

I've given up… Life isn't what I was promised and I feel like there's nothing anyone can do about it. Wars rage, politicians play their games and even art has been bought by big money who churn it out as pablum for the complacent masses… is what I WOULD say if I had. I wouldn't, and yet I have been close enough to know why one might and in such a moment wrote a song as that man. At first I thought it was me in an alternate universe but really it's just another part of me who needs release once in a while. As I often do, I found that release in a melody, a lyric and a song. Today I savour the balance that we all need to keep going.

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Recluse
written by James Everett

Goodbye my love,
Though we surely had some times worth remembering
And though I'm just as torn as you that this is ending
I'm sorry love but I have to walk away

Hello my son,
Though it's hard to understand while you're so young
And though I know for you that life has just begun
I'm sorry son but I have to walk away

Hello the ghost,
that I've been living with for most of my life
I'm laying at your feet, the heart of my strife
So now I think that it's time to walk away

Cause this life is cold but you'd be a fool,
To think with words you could change the truth of it
I'd rather be sticking it out on my own
Than live among you but feel alone with,
Just my thoughts and hopes
That you'd hold me close, even as I go, as I walk away

Well hello Mother,
Thanks for the man that you've uncovered
And though I could never repay the life that you gave
I've learned from mistakes that you've made
So I'm sorry mom, but I have to walk away

Cause this life is cold but you'd be a fool,
To think with words you could change the truth of it
I'd rather be sticking it out on my own
Than live among you but feel alone with,
Just my thoughts and hopes
Cause I love you so, but I have to go, I have to walk away

Goodbye my friends,
My greatest regret I'd say, is that we never met

NOTE: Any lyrics that differ from the recording are how I sing it now

1 comment:

  1. I had a close friend call me late at night about this post to see if I was doing okay. I wanted an opportunity to share this song and explain where it comes from, but no, I'm not feeling at all 'down'. I'd actually had a really good day, I was just recognizing the need to balance being 'up' with dark thoughts now and again. It's okay to feel sorry for yourself when life takes a swing at you. You can't have the highest highs without at least a few lows here and there. Otherwise, how would you know to appreciate them?

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