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Truth Amid the Lies
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I only wrote songs between 1975 and 1986. There's no explaining why I stopped; it just happened. In those days, songs happened because something occurred in my life that I needed to tell in more than just words. This was one such occasion, involving my attempt to save someone from pain that even he couldn't identify properly. I loved him, he left me, and that was how it had to be.
The year was 1981, and I was trying to believe that I mattered. I did, of course, and I do now... but at the time, I was no more prepared to live with his issues than I was with my own. His ghosts, my ghosts... the small apartment was bursting at the seams with what we couldn't say to each other. What we said, good or bad, only touched the surface of the issue, as I touched his smooth young skin, hoping to soothe him. Such was the meaning of trying to find the truth amid the lies. I hope that he's well, wherever he may be after 35 years... and I hope he can finally say "I love you."
The year was 1981, and I was trying to believe that I mattered. I did, of course, and I do now... but at the time, I was no more prepared to live with his issues than I was with my own. His ghosts, my ghosts... the small apartment was bursting at the seams with what we couldn't say to each other. What we said, good or bad, only touched the surface of the issue, as I touched his smooth young skin, hoping to soothe him. Such was the meaning of trying to find the truth amid the lies. I hope that he's well, wherever he may be after 35 years... and I hope he can finally say "I love you."
10 years ago
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Ah yes, The songs and the events of these times were the best of the century. The civil rights movement, free love, and the debut of the gay rights movement. These moments of civil revolution changed the opinion of society about who could do certain things. And the music reflected the times. The continuation of Rock and Roll and the birth of Discotech and Hip hop. And the Beatles, Queen and so many other artists started their careers in these decades.
[for those who don't speak french].
It is beautiful absolutely beautiful!
*hugs warmly*
You can tell how much you loved him and all that you tried to help him.