as my wife prepares the funeral for her father, cork friery, i cant help but think of how lonely ones death is. yes we can be surrounded by those we love - as cork was - but that last breath, that last second, is indeed an isolated nanosecond. Or, as the great songwriter jackson browne put it, in the end there one a dance we do alone. and so as we say goodbye to cork, i offer jacksons lyrics to for a dancer, a farewell to a young friend of his many years ago. For A Dancer Keep a fire burning in your eye Pay attention to the open sky You never know what will be coming down I dont remember losing track of you You were always dancing in and out of view I must have thought youd always be around Always keeping things real by playing the clown Now youre nowhere to be found I dont know what happens when people die Cant seem to grasp it as hard as I try Its like a song I can hear playing right in my ear That I cant sing I cant help listening And I cant help feeling stupid standing round Crying as they ease you down Cause I know that youd rather we were dancing Dancing our sorrow away (Right on dancing) No matter what fate chooses to play (Theres nothing you can do about it anyway) Just do the steps that youve been shown By everyone youve ever known Until the dance becomes your very own No matter how close to yours Anothers steps have grown In the end there is one dance youll do alone Keep a fire for the human race Let your prayers go drifting into space You never know what will be coming down Perhaps a better world is drawing near And just as easily it could all disappear Along with whatever meaning you might have found Dont let the uncertainty turn you around (The world keeps turning around and around) Go on and make a joyful sound Into a dancer you have grown From a seed somebody else has thrown Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own And somewhere between the time you arrive And the time you go May lie a reason you were alive But youll never know
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:01:29 +0000
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