But it took the passing of one of the greatest rock lyricists and most probably the best musical composer of the last 30 years to get me to writing a post on this thing. But just listen to "13," "Thank You Friends" or "Septembur Girls" and you'll get it.
And thank you so much Alex. Scribbling down what came to mind in the five minutes after I heard was the least a not-so-Big Star could do.
Alex
St. Patrick's Day/
Passed away/
Don't let the road rise up to meet ya/
Don't let this world beat ya/
Even if/
It can't recognize/
What we did/
With our lives/
Before it heart attacked us/
The big heartattalex/
Lyrics written in italics/
My life/
Who would've imagained...
And it only happens once/
Like falling in love/
A punch in the gut/
And the breath you lose/
And the air you breathe/
We lost you/
As he turned 13
St. Patrick's Day/
He went away/
A toast could be raised/
To yester daze/
But what's in a name/
Float away/
Float away/
Just float away
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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