December, 8th

People of my generation still remember where they were and what they were doing, the moment they heard the news about John Lennon’s death.

From this day on, every 8th of December I go back in time, and experience the same outrageousness, and the same emptiness.

Maybe that day was the first time I seriously thought about mortality, and the traces we leave behind.

To be missed and remembered with affection 28 years after dying… doesn’t happen too often. So, John, thinking of you today…

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more about “John Lennon-Watching the Wheels“, posted with vodpod

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WATCHING THE WHEELS

(John Lennon)

People say I’m crazy doing what I’m doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I’m o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you’re not happy now you no longer play the game

People say I’m lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I’m doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don’t you miss the big time boy you’re no longer on the ball

I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there’s no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I’ve lost my mind
I tell them there’s no hurry
I’m just sitting here doing time

I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go

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