What's become of John boy? Nothing at all.

Jan 29, 2010 23:11


Jesus fought the urge to laugh Jesus wept.

Some people are like oceans.
You can drown in them.

You don't even have the will to die.

Smile now, I am gone.
Don't hold on for too long.
The rope'll slip away.

At what age did I first wage the war against happiness?
When did I first side with sadness?
A long time ago.

Oh, the noise the skeletons make
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poetry, hardship

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morningloryblue January 30 2010, 05:14:26 UTC
Well, I like Gordon Lightfoot and I like the techno version of this song that was around in the early 2000s or maybe a little before.

Sorry you are feeling sad tonight.

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anonymous February 1 2010, 01:08:16 UTC
I LOVE Gordon Lightfoot----that song and the one about the seawreck-- the edmunfiztgerald--and there was another one. I remember first hearing If You could Read My mInd by him when my parents rented a cabin in Gilchrist for a week, I was sleeping in the living room, the curtains were blowing, my parents of course had the bedroom with the airconditioner, there was a neon sign flashing and I thought it was pretty and the radio was playing low on the other side of the room, probably Aunt Carolyn and that song played and I fell asleep before it ended but then I heard it again the next day in the car, it must of been when it first came out. I am an old lady. Hope you are feeling better, I hate feeling sad, I love to cry in the shower. Well, I don't love to cry but when I need to cry it is best to do it in the shower so you don't waste toliet paper cause who can afford kleenex and then you can wash your face really good the snot goes down the drain, and you are clean enough to go to bed cause after I cry really good I get a headache and ( ... )

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